择日不如撞日
zé​rì​bù​rú​zhuàng​rì

seize the occasion

  • created sense approved 择日不如撞日/擇日不如撞日 · zé​rì​bù​rú​zhuàng​rì · seize the occasion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择日不如撞日 / 擇日不如撞日

    zé​rì​bù​rú​zhuàng​rì

    seize the occasion

    picking an auspicious day is not as good as seizing a chance opportunity; it is better to do something right now than to wait for a better time

    择日 (literal) → 择日/擇日 · zé​rì · to choose a date 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 撞 (literal) → 撞 · zhuàng · to meet by chance 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · day

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense