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We’re presenting the idiom 「決不待時」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
It refers to the immediate execution of a serious criminal who has been sentenced to death without waiting for the autumn. In feudal times, most death row prisoners were executed after autumn, but those with serious cases could be executed immediately, hence the name.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jué bù dài shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kyut3 bat1 doi6 si4
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