指日可待

zhǐ rì kě dài

Dictionary entry

imminent

What does 指日可待 mean?

指日可待 (zhǐ rì kě dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1imminent

2just around the corner (idiom)

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指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 日rì(bound form) sun · day 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 待dāito stay; to remain

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指日可待

zhǐ rì kě dài

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