tāo guāng yǎng huì
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
to hide one's light under a bushel
àn bīng bù dòng
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
yǐ yì dài láo
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
qiū hòu suàn zhàng
lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts
to bide time for revenge
zūn shí yǎng huì
to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)