枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
  2. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

CHARACTERS

枕 zhěn
HSK 6
pillow
戈 gē halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
待 dài
HSK 5
treat, entertain, receive; wait
旦 dàn
HSK 5
dawn; morning; day