枕戈待旦 in English zhen3 ge1 dai4 dan4 Meaning

Meanings

• to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiomatic expression)
• fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

Pinyin

zhen3 ge1 dai4 dan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

枕zhen3pillow 戈ge1surname Ge 待dai4to stay 旦dan4dawn