嚴陣以待

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	disposition of troops; short period; wave disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (嚴陣以待)		嚴	陣	以	待
simp. (严阵以待)		严	阵	以	待

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánzhènyǐdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ zan⁶ ji⁵ doi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giâm-tīn-í-thāi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánzhènyǐdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánjhènyǐdài
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-chên⁴-i³-tai⁴
    • Yale: yán-jèn-yǐ-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjennyiiday
    • Palladius: яньчжэньидай (janʹčžɛnʹidaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁴ zan⁶ ji⁵ doi⁶
    • Yale: yìhm jahn yíh doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ dzan⁶ ji⁵ doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ zen⁶ yi⁵ doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ t͡sɐn²² jiː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-tīn-í-thāi
    • Tâi-lô: giâm-tīn-í-thāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giamdixn'y'tai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tin²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹⁻²² i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² tin²²⁻²¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ tin³³⁻¹¹ i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ tin³³⁻²¹ i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai³³/

Idiom

嚴陣以待

1. to be ready in full battle array; to stand in combat readiness