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當務之急

简当务之急 · 繁當務之急

Mandarin · pinyin dāng wù zhī jí

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當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
務: Look up this written character
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
务: wù · affairs, business; must, should

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1–4–1–2 · dang1 wu4 zhi1 ji2

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dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1

Cantonese word readings for 當務之急. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

dong1 mou6 zi1 gap1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) pressing matter of the moment; task of top priority; matter of great urgency