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延誤

简延误 · 繁延誤

Mandarin · pinyin yán wù

to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

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延: yán · delay, postpone, defer
誤: Look up this written character
误: wù · err, make mistake; interfere

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2–4 · yan2 wu4

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jin4 ng6

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verb

to incur loss through delay

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