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一動不如一靜 (jat1 dung6 bat1 jyu4 jat1 zing6) — lit. one move is not as good as standing still, meaning not to take action until one can clarify if any moves are of any value in Cantonese

jatˉ¹一dungˍ₆動batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如jatˉ¹一zingˍ₆靜
简 一动不如一静
Mandarin Pinyin: yi1 dong4 bu4 ru2 yi1 jing4

Meaning of 一動不如一靜

nounlit. one move is not as good as standing still, meaning not to take action until one can clarify if any moves are of any value

Characters in 一動不如一靜

一jat1
one; a; an; the
動dung6
movement; action; motion
不bat1
not; no; un-
如jyu4
like; as
靜zing6
still; calm; motionless

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