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虛席以待

简虚席以待 · 繁虛席以待

Mandarin · pinyin xū xí yǐ dài

to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

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席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
待: dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
虚: xū · false

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1–2–3–4 · xu1 xi2 yi3 dai4

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heoi1 zik6 ji5 doi6

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