"Whilst" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 苟延残喘 | gǒu yán cán chuǎn | to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom) |   |
| 掩耳盗铃 | yǎn ěr dào líng | lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) | |
| 坐山观虎斗 | zuò shān guān hǔ dòu | lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted | |
| 斋祭 | zhāi jì | to offer sacrifices (to gods or ancestors) whilst abstaining from meat, wine etc | |
| 苟延残喘 | gǒu yán - cán chuǎn | (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door | |
