拭目以待

shì mù yǐ dài

Dictionary entry

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

What does 拭目以待 mean?

拭目以待 (shì mù yǐ dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

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拭shìto wipe 目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]待dāito stay; to remain

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拭目以待

shì mù yǐ dài

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