make a pillow of one 's spear waiting for daybreak
Pillow gedadan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ě ng ē D á D à n, which means pillow weapons, waiting for the dawn. He is eager to kill the enemy and serve the country. It comes from the biography of Wu Liang in the history of Ming Dynasty by Zhang Tingyu of Qing Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Pillow your weapons and wait for the dawn. He is eager to kill the enemy and serve the country. It's the same as "waiting for the day".
The origin of Idioms
In the biography of Wu Liang in the history of Ming Dynasty by Zhang Tingyu of Qing Dynasty: "sleeping in the city tower at night, sleeping in the pillow.". Training generals and soldiers is often like kouzhi. "
Idiom usage
Your majesty should take revenge on your father and brother. Don't listen to mediocre people. Don't be afraid of peace. The 37th chapter of Water Margin by Chen Chen in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : zhěn gē dá dàn
make a pillow of one 's spear waiting for daybreak
this election campaign has seen all the usual mud-slinging we have come to expect . / there has been a lot of political mudslinging in the battle for votes. è yì zhòng shāng
attack someone who has already fallen from power. tóu jǐng xià shí
fawn upon the rich and powerful persons. qū yán fù shì
settle accounts with sb. afterwards. qiū hòu suàn zhàng
swords , spears , two-edged swords and halberds -- all kinds of ancient weapons. dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ