wait at one 's ease for the fatigued

wait at one 's ease for the fatigued

It is a Chinese idiom, pronounced y ò ngy ì D à IL á o, which means to take the defensive position in battle, to conserve energy, and to take the opportunity to attack to win after the enemy is tired. It's from Sun Tzu's military struggle.

The origin of Idioms

Sun Tzu's military struggle: "to be near to be far away, to be lost to be tired, to be full to be hungry, this is also the power of governance."

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, object, adverbial, etc. He took up the watchtower and waited for work with ease. It's hard for us to win. The 43rd chapter of scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, kaixiao occupied Longxi, then surrendered to Gongsun Shu, who was called emperor in Sichuan. Feng Yi wanted to attack Xunyi, and kaixiao also led the army to attack. Feng Yi's subordinates suggested avoiding confrontation. Feng Yi advocated occupying the city first, then waiting for the tired Xiaoxiao to attack. In this way, Xiaoxiao was in a mess.