翘首以待 — Chinese idiom
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
Traditional: 翹首以待
Meaning
- to hold one's breath (in anticipation)
- to anxiously await
Character by character
- 翘qiáooutstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
- 首shǒuchief, head, leader
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 待dàito entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to w
Idioms sharing a character
- 翘居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu
- 翘足引领 qiáo zú yǐn lǐng
- 翘足而待 qiáo zú ér dài
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
- 俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén
- 搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài
- 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
- 昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù
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