sit up and wait for daybreak(zuò ér dài dàn)

sit up and wait for daybreak

Sitting while waiting for the day, pronounced as Zu à é Rd à ID à n, is a Chinese word, which means sitting and waiting for the day to come. It means being in an urgent mood.

explain

Dan: it's dawn. Sit and wait for daylight. It's a metaphor for being in an urgent mood.

source

In the book of history, taijiashang: "the former king was not satisfied with Shuang, and Pi Xian was waiting for Dan."

Mencius · lilouxia: "look up and think about it, day and night; fortunately, sit and wait for the day."

Wang Ji's biography of Wei Zhi in the annals of the Three Kingdoms: the world is vast, and all opportunities are obscene. It's necessary to be reserved and wait.

The 48th chapter of Water Margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: Song Jiang was puzzled in his tent at night and sat around all night.

Chapter 116 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: in a moment, he was shocked and sweating all over, so he sat and waited for Dan, and called for the guard yuan Shaowen.

usage

As predicate, object, adverbial; refer to sit, etc

Chinese PinYin : zuò ér dài dàn