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rub one 's eyes and wait

Time: 2022-01-31 05:30:59 Author: ChinaWiki.net

rub one 's eyes and wait

Wait and see, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì m ù é Rd à I, which means to be sure that something will happen. From Han Yang Xiu's reply to Linzi Hou Jian.

Idiom explanation

Wipe: wipe; wait: wait. Shine your eyes and wait. The expectation is urgent. It also means to be sure that something will happen.

The origin of Idioms

Yang Xiu's answer to Linzi Marquis's note in Han Dynasty: "the viewer's eyes are wiped with horror, and the listener's ears are filled with fear."

rub one 's eyes and wait


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