Chinese–English
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn · zhen ge dai dan
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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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