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及时行乐

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Pīnyīn
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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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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
及
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *及* | 及* | *及
3画
extend; reach; come up to; and
1724.7
NHE
时
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *时* | 时* | *时
7画
time, season; era, age, period
時
6400
ADI
行
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 *行* | 行* | *行
6画
go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
2122.1
HOMMN
乐
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 *乐* | 乐* | *乐
5画
happy, glad; enjoyable; music
樂
7290
HVD

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
及时行乐
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
及
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  *及* | 及* | *及
and / to reach / up to / in time for
及时
timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay
 时
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  *时* | 时* | *时
old variant of 時|时
 时
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *时* | 时* | *时
surname Shi
 时
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  *时* | 时* | *时
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
  行
  háng​
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  *行* | 行* | *行
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines
  行
  héng​
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  *行* | 行* | *行
used in 道行
  行
  xíng​
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  *行* | 行* | *行
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon
   乐
   Lè​
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  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
surname Le
   乐
   Yuè​
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  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
surname Yue
   乐
   lào​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
used in place names
   乐
   lè​
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  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
happy / cheerful / to laugh
   乐
   yuè​
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  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
music