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從長計議

简从长计议 · 繁從長計議

Mandarin · pinyin cóng cháng jì yì

(idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
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从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
计: jì · plan, plot; stratagem; scheme
议: yì · consult, talk over, discuss

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2–2–4–4 · cong2 chang2 ji4 yi4

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cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5

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