計日而待

See also: 计日而待

Chinese

		to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (計日而待)		計	日	而	待
simp. (计日而待)		计	日	而	待

Etymology

From Chu Shi Biao by 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang):

願陛下親之、信之，則漢室之隆，可計日而待也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

愿陛下亲之、信之，则汉室之隆，可计日而待也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: 227, 諸葛亮 (Zhuge Liang), 《出師表》

Yuàn bìxià qīn zhī, xìn zhī, zé hànshì zhī lóng, kě jìrì'érdài yě. [Pinyin]

I hope that Your Majesty will be close to them and will place your faith in them. In this way, the revival of the Han dynasty will happen very soon.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìrì'érdài
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ jat⁶ ji⁴ doi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìrì'érdài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄖˋ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìrìh-érdài
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-jih⁴-êrh²-tai⁴
  - Yale: jì-r̀-ér-dài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihryherlday
  - Palladius: цзижиэрдай (czižierdaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai³ jat⁶ ji⁴ doi⁶
  - Yale: gai yaht yìh doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ jat⁹ ji⁴ doi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei³ yed⁶ yi⁴ doi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ jɐt̚² jiː²¹ tɔːi̯²²/

Idiom

計日而待

to be not a long way off

Synonyms

指日可待 (zhǐrìkědài)