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好整以暇
Mandarin · pinyin hào zhěng yǐ xiá
Meanings
- to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
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4–3–3–2 · hao4 zheng3 yi3 xia2
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hou2 zing2 ji5 haa6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) remain calm and composed while handling pressing affairs; take things easy
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