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坐失良機

简坐失良机 · 繁坐失良機

Mandarin · pinyin zuò shī liáng jī

to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

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坐: zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by
失: shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
良: liáng · good, virtuous, respectable
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机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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4–1–2–1 · zuo4 shi1 liang2 ji1

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co5 sat1 loeng4 gei1

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