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遇雨順延

简遇雨顺延 · 繁遇雨順延

Mandarin · pinyin yù yǔ shùn yán

to postpone (an activity) in the event of wet weather

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遇: yù · meet, come across, encounter
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
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延: yán · delay, postpone, defer
顺: shùn · obey, submit to, go along with

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4–3–4–2 · yu4 yu3 shun4 yan2

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