「指日可待」
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Pronunciation: | zi2 jat6 ho2 doi6 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
指 point to; finger; toe; to indicate; to order; to refer to; to mean that 日 day; sun; daytime; shorthand for Japan; 24 hours 可 can, may; can; may; to be able to; -able; right? 待 to treat; to wait for |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
(of a desired situation) will soon become reality; to be just around the corner; literally: can point to the date and wait
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Antonym(s): | Antonym(s): 遙遙無期 |
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