倚馬可待
Chinese
to lean on; rely upon | horse; surname | to be about to happen; about to; on the point of to be about to happen; about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner | ||
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trad. (倚馬可待) | 倚 | 馬 | 可待 | |
simp. (倚马可待) | 倚 | 马 | 可待 |
Etymology
During the Jin Dynasty, General Huan Wen ordered his record-keeper, Yuan Hong, to write an official document. Yuan, while propped against the front of his horse, managed to fill seven pages with remarkable speed.
Pronunciation
Idiom
倚馬可待
- a writer's ability to write an article very quickly