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急不及待

Mandarin · pinyin jí bù jí dài

see 急不可待 jí bù kě dài

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急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
及: jí · extend; reach; come up to; and
待: dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait

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2–4–2–4 · ji2 bu4 ji2 dai4

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(idiomatic) synonym of 急不可待 (jíbùkědài, “to be too impatient to wait”)

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