翘首以待 |
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài |
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await |
翘 |
qiáo |
outstanding / to raise |
翘 |
qiào |
to stick up / to rise on one end / to tilt |
翘首 |
qiáo shǒu |
to raise one's head and look |
首 |
shǒu |
head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
待 |
dāi |
to stay; to remain |
待 |
dài |
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to |