以逸待劳(yǐ yì dài láo)

4 charactersTrad. 以逸待勞

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy

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Word information

Pinyin
yǐ yì dài láo
Meaning
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
以逸待勞

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