按on3兵bing1不bat1動dung6

simp按兵不动

on3 bing1 bat1 dung6àn bīng bù dòng

English

to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
to lie in wait

粵語 — Cantonese

保持原有嘅狀態，暫時唔採取行動，觀察事態嘅發展

Examples

按兵不動，靜待時機。
to bide one's time
我哋最好按兵不動，以免遭受損失。
We had better lie in wait to avoid loss.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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