方 兴 未 艾

fāng xīng wèi àidictionary entry

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom) / rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up

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Original source entry:

方興未艾 方兴未艾 [fang1 xing1 wei4 ai4] /flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding/still growing strong/on the up/

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Other forms in these source records: 方興未艾

方
fāng
square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter
Fāng
surname Fang
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
未
wèi
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
艾
ài
Chinese mugwort (Artemisia) / moxa / used in transliteration
yì
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Ài
surname Ai

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