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撥冗

简拨冗 · 繁撥冗

Mandarin · pinyin bō rǒng

to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs

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冗: rǒng · excessive; superfluous
拨: bō · move; dispel; distribute

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1–3 · bo1 rong3

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but6 jung2

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verb

(literary, polite) to find time in the midst of pressing affairs

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