枕戈待旦 (zhěn gē dài dàn) | Meaning: lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

prepared against war · to prepare for war · warmongering备战bèi zhàn

sit up and wait for daybreak · sit and wait for the dawn · quietly wait for the day to dawn · remain awake till daybreak坐以待旦zuò yǐ dài dàn

lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) · fig. to keep ready for battle at all times枕戈寝甲zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action · to go through the motions · to practice · a trial run引而不发yǐn ér bù fā

stand ready in battle array · stand (or remain) in combat readiness · be prepared in full battle array · under arms · embattle严阵以待yán zhèn yǐ dài

(idiom) armed · carrying a loaded firearm荷枪实弹hè qiāng shí 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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