枕戈待旦

枕
戈
待
旦
to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

Characters and words in 枕戈待旦

枕
zhěn = zh + (e)n3
pillow / to pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)
枕 = 冘 + 木 : James II of England (zh) got a new treadmill (冘) for Christmas and he set it up right in front of the Christmas tree (木) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3). When he falls off the treadmill for the first time he falls right into the Christmas tree, which is quite painful and teaches him a lesson. From now on, he'll strap a pillow (枕) to his back.
戈
ge̅ = g + e1
surname Ge
戈
ge̅ = g + e1
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]
戈 = 丿 + 弋 : Guy Fawkes (g) practises his archery skills in front of the elevator (e1). He uses a bow (弋) to shoot a spear (戈) right into a banana (丿).
待
da̅i = d + ai1
to stay
待 = 寺 + 彳 : In front of the airplane someone devoted huge black sneakers to the local buddhist shrine. Don Quixote fits into them with his whole body and the sneakers are so cozy that he thinks he could stay like this forever.
待
dài = d + ai4
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
旦
dàn = d + an4
dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
旦 = 一 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: A big mug, since many people start the day with a mug of coffee.

Don Quixote (d) meets the sun (日) early in the morning (旦) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Don Quixote is full of energy and can't wait to start into a new adventure, but since the sun is a morning grouch who only just started drinking her mug of coffee (mnemonic symbol for 旦) she cannot stand it and beats him over the head with a flute (一) to calm him a bit down.

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