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枕戈待旦 (zam3 gwo1 doi6 daan3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

枕戈待旦 (zam3 gwo1 doi6 daan3, zhěn gē dài dàn) — lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom); fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 枕住 (zam2 zyu6) — (adverb) often; always; consistently; time after time; again and again
• 枕長 (zam2 coeng4) — consistently; long standing; chronic; long term
• 枕頭包 (zam2 tau4 baau1) — a type of handbag; traditional bun originated from Fuzhou in China
• 枕頭狀 (zam2 tau4 zong6) — wife complaining to husband about other people
• 枕頭肉 (zam2 tau4 juk2) — a pillow
• 枕頭袋 (zam2 tau4 doi2) — (noun) a pillow case

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