好整以暇

Mandarin · pinyin hào zhěng yǐ xiá

Meanings

  1. to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)
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好
hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
整
zhěng · orderly, neat, tidy; whole
以
yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
暇
xiá · leisure, relaxation, spare time
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4–3–3–2 · hao4 zheng3 yi3 xia2

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hou2 zing2 ji5 haa6

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  1. (idiomatic) remain calm and composed while handling pressing affairs; take things easy

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Exact source record好整以暇 好整以暇 [hao4 zheng3 yi3 xia2] /to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)/