jīn rì shì jīn rì bìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
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Original source entry:

今日事今日畢 今日事今日毕 [jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4] /never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 今日事今日畢

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