Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「虛位以待」.
Today’s idiom is 「虛位以待」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Keep your seat and wait.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
xū wèi yǐ dài
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
heui1 wai2 yi5 doi6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.

