枕戈待旦

Chinese


simp. and trad. (枕戈待旦)		枕戈	待旦
Literally: “to keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhěngēdàidàn, zhèngēdàidàn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˇ ㄍㄜㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ, ㄓㄣˋ ㄍㄜㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zam³ gwo¹ doi⁶ daan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhěngēdàidàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˇ ㄍㄜㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeengedaydann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kɤ⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhèngēdàidàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄍㄜㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenngedaydann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zam³ gwo¹ doi⁶ daan³
  - Yale: jam gwō doih daan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzam³ gwo¹ doi⁶ daan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zem³ guo¹ doi⁶ dan³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐm³³ kʷɔː⁵⁵ tɔːy̯²² täːn³³/

Idiom

枕戈待旦

to be vigilant and ready for battle

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