拭目以待 in English shi4 mu4 yi3 dai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiomatic expression); to wait and see

Simplified Characters

拭 目 以 待

Traditional Characters

拭 目 以 待

Pinyin

shi4 mu4 yi3 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拭shi4to wipe 目mu4eye 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 待dai4to stay