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今日事今日畢

简 今日事今日毕 · 繁 今日事今日畢
Mandarin · pinyin jīn rì shì jīn rì bì

Meanings

  1. never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
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今
jīn · now, today, modern era
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
畢
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毕
bì · end, finish, conclude; completed
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1–4–4–1–4–4 · jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gam1 jat6 si6 gam1 jat6 bat1

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gam1 jat6 si6 gam1 jat6 bat1

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今日事今日畢 · jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 6,126
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Exact source record今日事今日畢 今日事今日毕 [jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4] /never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)/