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lady-in-waiting (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant) noun [UK: ˌleɪ.dɪ ɪn ˈweɪt.ɪŋ] [US: ˌleɪ.dɪ ɪn ˈweɪt.ɪŋ] | 侍女 /shìnǚ/noun 女侍臣 /nǚshìchén/noun 女官 /nǚguān/noun 宫女 /gōngnǚ/noun 宫官 /gōngguān/noun 宮女noun 宮官noun 采女 /cǎinǚ/noun |
long-awaited (having been awaited for a long time) adjective | 望眼欲穿的 /wàngyǎnyùchuān de/adjective 期待已久的 /qídàiyǐjiǔ de/adjective |
time and tide wait for no man (proverb) phrase [UK: ˈtaɪm ənd taɪd weɪt fɔː(r) nəʊ mæn] [US: ˈtaɪm ænd ˈtaɪd ˈweɪt ˈfɔːr ˈnoʊ ˈmæn] | 岁月不等人 /suìyuè bù děng rén/phrase 时不我待 /shíbùwǒdài/phrase 時不我待phrase 歲月不等人phrase |