qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

Traditional: 翹首以待

翘首以待 (qiáo shǒu yǐ dài) is a Chinese word meaning “to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom); to anxiously await”.

Meanings

  1. 1to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. 2to anxiously await

Characters in 翘首以待

翘qiáo · outstanding首shǒu · head以yǐ · to use待dāi · to stay; to remain

Related words

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