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打
鐵
趁
熱
[-
铁
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热
]
Jyutping
daa2 tit3 can3 jit6
Pinyin
dǎ tiě chèn rè
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
lit. to strike while the iron is hot, meaning to get things done without delay
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
比喻做嘢要把握時間,唔可以白白錯失機會
to strike while the iron is hot; to immediately seize an opportunity
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
strike while the iron is hot
(syn.) 趁熱打鐵, 趁热打铁
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
打铁趁热。
打鐵趁熱。
dǎ tiě chèn rè 。
Strike while the iron is hot.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
打铁趁热
打鐵趁熱
daa2 tit3 can3 jit6
to strike while the iron is hot; to immediately seize an opportunity