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打鐵趁熱 (daa2 tit3 can3 jit6) — lit. to strike while the iron is hot, meaning to get things done without delay in Cantonese

daaˊ²打tit˗₃鐵can˗₃趁jitˍ₆熱
简 打铁趁热
Mandarin Pinyin: da3 tie3 chen4 re4

Meaning of 打鐵趁熱

nounlit. to strike while the iron is hot, meaning to get things done without delay

Characters in 打鐵趁熱

打daa2
dozen
鐵tit3
iron; ferrum (Fe)
趁can3
take advantage of; while; avail oneself of; when; now that
熱jit6
earnest; ardent; zealous; enthusiastic; passionate

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