相机而动 — Chinese idiom
相机而动
xiàng jī ér dòng
Traditional: 相機而動
Meaning
- to wait for the opportune moment before taking action
Character by character
- 相xiàngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 机jīdesk; machine; moment, opportunity
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 动dòngto move, to happen; movement, action
Idioms sharing a character
- 一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 互相推诿 hù xiāng tuī wěi
- 代代相传 dài dài xiāng chuán
- 以礼相待 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
- 休戚相关 xiū qī xiāng guān
- 倾囊相授 qīng náng xiāng shòu
- 凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù
- 两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
- 兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn
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