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審度時勢

简审度时势 · 繁審度時勢

Mandarin · pinyin shěn duó shí shì

to examine and judge the situation

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審: Look up this written character
度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
勢: Look up this written character
审: shěn · examine, investigate; judge
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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3–2–2–4 · shen3 duo2 shi2 shi4

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sam2 dok6 si4 sai3

Cantonese word readings for 審度時勢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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