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審時度勢 (sam2 si4 dok6 sai3) — size up the situation; review the situation; read the signs of the times in Cantonese

samˊ²審siˎ₄時dokˍ₆度sai˗₃勢
简 审时度势
Mandarin Pinyin: shen3 shi2 duo2 shi4

Meaning of 審時度勢

nounsize up the situation; review the situation; read the signs of the times

Characters in 審時度勢

審sam2
know; discern; appreciate
時si4
fashionable
度dou6
(of time) spend; pass
勢sai3
posture; carriage; gestures

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