枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn

fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
枕 zhěn HSK 6
pillow
戈 gē
surname Ge; dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞gē ruì
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with
旦 dàn HSK 5
day; morning; dawn