择日不如撞日

Traditional: 擇日不如撞日

zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì

Dictionary entry

lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)

What does 择日不如撞日 mean?

择日不如撞日 (zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)

2fig. seize the occasion

Character breakdown

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择zéto select · to choose 日rì(bound form) sun · day 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 撞zhuàngto knock against · to bump into

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How to pronounce 择日不如撞日

择日不如撞日

zé rì bù rú zhuàng rì

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