等著瞧

Chinese

		keep watching; stick around; stay tuned	witness/realise the moment of truth/epiphany
trad. (等著瞧)		等著	瞧
simp. (等着瞧)		等着	瞧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): děngzhe qiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄥˇ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: děngzhe qiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄥˇ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: děngjhe̊ ciáo
    • Wade–Giles: têng³-chê⁵ chʻiao²
    • Yale: děng-je chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deeng.je chyau
    • Palladius: дэнчжэ цяо (dɛnčžɛ cjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ²¹⁴ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

Phrase

等著瞧

1. (literal) wait and see; time will tell; let the dust settle
2. mark my words
3. (retort, taunt) just you wait; you'll get yours; what goes around comes around

   「我不相信印度的航天科技能超越中國。」「你不信，那便等著瞧！」

   Belligerent Chinese: I don't think India can ever overtake China in aerospace technology.
   Infuriated Indian: What goes up must come down!
   News Headlines: India makes history, first to land on lunar south pole

   惡人先告狀，你等著瞧！ [MSC, trad.]
   恶人先告状，你等着瞧！ [MSC, simp.]

   Èrénxiāngàozhuàng, nǐ děngzheqiáo! [Pinyin]

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   狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心。你等著瞧！ [MSC, trad.]
   狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心。你等着瞧！ [MSC, simp.]

   Gǒuyǎo Lǚ Dòngbīn, bùshíhǎorénxīn. Nǐ děngzheqiáo! [Pinyin]

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4. (offensive) a display of disbelief, disdain or defiance

   你不服來告，我等著瞧！

   I am unfazed by the prospect of a civil charge. Sue me if you can!

   你有種來踢館呀，我等著瞧！

   Dare visit our martial venue and I'll show you who's the boss!

   • 2019, “吃人的伪国学，谁在用传统文化谋财害命？”, in 微信公众号‎^[1]:

     「你孩子得了白血病，是因為你們家殺業太重，作家長的應該懺悔。」「你不服愛上哪告上哪告去，我等著瞧！」

     Your child is claimed by leukemia as karma to your sin-laden family. Repent of your presumptuous parenthood.
     Hold my ass accountable! If you find a way, I'll be all ears!

See also

• 走著瞧／走着瞧 (zǒuzheqiáo)
• 因住來／睇住來 (Cantonese)
• 等天收 (dang² tin¹ sau¹) (Cantonese)
• 拭目以待 (shìmùyǐdài)
• 士別三日，刮目相待