當斷則斷

简 当断则断 · 繁 當斷則斷
Mandarin · pinyin dāng duàn zé duàn

Meanings

  1. to make a decision when it's time to decide
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當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
斷
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則
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当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
则
zé · rule, law, regulation; grades
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1–4–2–4 · dang1 duan4 ze2 duan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong1 dyun3 zak1 dyun3

Cantonese word readings for 當斷則斷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dong1 dyun3 zak1 dyun3

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