dài

idiom
literary

Meaning of 倚马可待

倚马可待 means to write with great speed and facility; to compose an essay in the time it takes a horse to wait. Pronounced yǐ mǎ kě dài.

  • to write with great speed and facility; to compose an essay in the time it takes a horse to wait

Definitions & Examples

cái
mǐn
jié
 
wén
zhāng
dài
 

He is quick-witted and can compose articles with great speed.

Zhè
wèi
zuò
jiā
cái
huá
héng
 
xià
qiān
yán
 
dài
 

This writer is immensely talented, writing thousands of lines with ease, able to compose in the time it takes a horse to wait.

Lǎo
xiān
sheng
xué
chē
 
dài
zhī
cái
lìng
rén
tàn
 

The elderly gentleman was immensely learned, and his ability to write with such facility was truly admirable.