Jyut Dictionary
Online Dictionary
Resources
Download
About
Auto-detect search language
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutping
Fuzzy Jyutping
Pinyin
Fuzzy Pinyin
English
Search
Auto-detect search language
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Jyutping
Fuzzy Jyutping
Pinyin
Fuzzy Pinyin
English
久
待
[--]
Jyutping
gau2 doi6
Pinyin
jiǔ dài
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, literary
to gather for a long period of time
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
我是速决,敌虽企图持久待援,但不能由他作主。
我是速決,敵雖企圖持久待援,但不能由他作主。
wǒ shì sù jué , dí suī qǐ tú chí jiǔ dài yuán , dàn bù néng yóu tā zuò zhǔ .
And we shall seek quick decisions, while the enemy, try as he may, will not be able to protract the fighting in the expectation of reinforcements.