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Jyutping si6 bat1 ji4 ci4
Pinyin shì bù yí chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the matter should not be delayed
  2. there's no time to lose
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    件​事​最好​盡快​做​,​唔​適宜​拖延
    it should not be delayed
    • 事不宜遲,有請主席致歡迎辭。
      事不宜迟,有请主席致欢迎辞。
      si6 bat1 ji4 ci4, jau5 cing2 zyu2 zik6 zi3 fun1 jing4 ci4.
      We should waste no more time. May we invite our chairman to give us a welcoming speech.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    now is the time; the matter cannot be put off; it must be done right away
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    事不宜迟,有请主席致欢迎辞。
    事不宜遲,有請主席致歡迎辭。
    si6 bat1 ji4 ci4, jau5 cing2 zyu2 zik6 zi3 fun1 jing4 ci4.
    • We should waste no more time. May we invite our chairman to give us a welcoming speech.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    计策已定,事不宜迟,于是雇上几个玄学鬼,再加几名托洛茨基,摇动笔杆枪,就乱唤乱叫、乱打乱刺了一顿。
    計策已定,事不宜遲,於是僱上幾個玄學鬼,再加幾名托洛茨基,搖動筆桿槍,就亂喚亂叫、亂打亂刺了一頓。
    jì cè yǐ dìng , shì bù yí chí , yú shì gù shàng jǐ ge xuán xué guǐ , zài jiā jǐ míng tuō luò cí jī , yáo dòng bǐ gǎn qiāng , jiù luàn huàn luàn jiào , luàn dǎ luàn cì le yī dùn .
    • Having determined on their policy, they have lost no time in hiring some "metaphysics-mongers" plus a few Trotskyites who, brandishing their pens like lances, are tilting in all directions and creating bedlam.