







逸以待劳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rest and conserve strength while waiting for the opponent to become weary; to take advantage of an enemy's exhaustion by remaining fresh and ready”. Literally, “at ease to await the weary”.

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Open the tool →逸以待劳 (yì yǐ dài láo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rest and conserve strength while waiting for the opponent to become weary; to take advantage of an enemy's exhaustion by remaining fresh and ready”.
逸以待劳 is pronounced yì yǐ dài láo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 逸以待劳 means “at ease to await the weary”. It is used to mean “to rest and conserve strength while waiting for the opponent to become weary; to take advantage of an enemy's exhaustion by remaining fresh and ready”.
犹以逸待劳。