Traduction :
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action; to go through the motions; to practice; a trial run
Référence :
引：拉弓；发：射箭。拉开弓却不把箭射出去。比喻善于启发引导。也比喻做好准备暂不行动，以待时机。
Origine :
《孟子·尽心上》：“君子引而不发，跃如也。中道而立，能者从之。”
Exemple :
共产党对于这些东西的宣传政策应当是：“～，跃如也。”（毛泽东《湖南农民运动考察报告》）
Annotation :
引而不发1
1. yǐnérbùfā :
[EN] to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action; to go through the motions; to practice; a trial run
