以逸待勞

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	escape; leisurely; outstanding	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay	toil
trad. (以逸待勞)		以	逸	待	勞
simp. (以逸待劳)		以	逸	待	劳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐyìdàiláo

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ jat⁶ doi⁶ lou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐyìdàiláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyiyihdaylau
  - IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ jat⁶ doi⁶ lou⁴
  - Yale: yíh yaht doih lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ jat⁹ doi⁶ lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ yed⁶ doi⁶ lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ jɐt̚² tɔːi̯²² lou̯²¹/

Idiom

以逸待勞

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bide one's time

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