4 characters Idiom and proverb 13 975

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This feature highlights the idiom 「相時而動」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Observe the opportunity and take action based on the specific situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiàng shí ér dòng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seung2 si4 yi4 dung6

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