當斷即斷

简 当断即断 · 繁 當斷即斷
Mandarin · pinyin dāng duàn jí duàn

Meanings

  1. not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed
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當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
斷
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即
jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
断
duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
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1–4–2–4 · dang1 duan4 ji2 duan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong1 dyun3 zik1 dyun3

Cantonese word readings for 當斷即斷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dong1 dyun3 zik1 dyun3

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