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不急之務

简不急之务 · 繁不急之務

Mandarin · pinyin bù jí zhī wù

(idiom) a matter of no great urgency

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
務: Look up this written character
务: wù · affairs, business; must, should

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4–2–1–4 · bu4 ji2 zhi1 wu4

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bat1 gap1 zi1 mou6

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