以逸待勞 yǐ yì dài láo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
  2. to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
逸 yì flee, escape, break loose
待 dài
HSK 5
treat, entertain, receive; wait
勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work