jí shí xíng lèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
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Original source entry:

及時行樂 及时行乐 [ji2 shi2 xing2 le4] /to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future/make merry while you can/carpe diem/

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