待まてど暮くらせど

expression, adverb

no matter how long one waits; despite waiting a long time

Always used with a negative predicate. Expresses that something does not happen or is not achieved even after a long wait.

• 待まてど暮くらせど返へん事じが来こない。

  No matter how long I wait, no reply comes.

• 待まてど暮くらせどバスは来こなかった。

  The bus never came, no matter how long we waited.