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今日事今日畢

简今日事今日毕 · 繁今日事今日畢

Mandarin · pinyin jīn rì shì jīn rì bì

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

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今: jīn · now, today, modern era
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
畢: Look up this written character
毕: bì · end, finish, conclude; completed

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1–4–4–1–4–4 · jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4

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