百 废 待 兴

bǎi fèi dài xīngdictionary entry

many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do

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Original source entry:

百廢待興百废待兴 [bai3 fei4 dai4 xing1] /many things waiting to be done (idiom)/a thousand things to do/

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Other forms in these source records: 百廢待興

百
bǎi
hundred / numerous / all kinds of
Bǎi
surname Bai
废
fèi
to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste / disabled
待
dāi
to stay / to remain
dài
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
兴
xīng
to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)
xìng
feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement
Xīng
surname Xing

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