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不時之需

简 不时之需 · 繁 不時之需
Mandarin · pinyin bù shí zhī xū

Meanings

  1. a possible period of want or need
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
需
xū · need, require, must; hexagram ䷄
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
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4–2–1–1 · bu4 shi2 zhi1 xu1

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bat1 si4 zi1 seoi1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) possible period of want or need

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