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擇日不如撞日

简择日不如撞日 · 繁擇日不如撞日

Mandarin · pinyin zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì

lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)
fig. seize the occasion

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2–4–4–2–4–4 · ze2 ri4 bu4 ru2 zhuang4 ri4

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zaak6 jat2 bat1 jyu4 zong6 jat2

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