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百端待舉

简百端待举 · 繁百端待舉

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi duān dài jǔ

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
numerous tasks remain to be undertaken

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
待: dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
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举: jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend

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3–1–4–3 · bai3 duan1 dai4 ju3

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baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2

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(idiomatic) much remains to be done; numerous tasks remain to be undertaken

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