百廢待興 [－废－兴]

Jyutping baak3 fai3 doi6 hing1
Pinyin bǎi fèi dài xīng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. many things waiting to be done (idiom)
  2. a thousand things to do
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken
    (syn.) 百废待举, 百廢待舉
    • 新中國成立之初，中國一窮二白，百廢待興。
      新中国成立之初，中国一穷二白，百废待兴。
      xīn zhōng guó chéng lì zhī chū ， zhōng guó ｙīｑｉóｎｇèｒｂáｉ ， bǎi fèi dài xīng ．
      In the early days after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China was impoverished, with great number of things waiting to be rebuilt and tasks to be undertaken.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    新中国成立之初，中国一穷二白，百废待兴。
    新中國成立之初，中國一窮二白，百廢待興。
    xīn zhōng guó chéng lì zhī chū ， zhōng guó ｙīｑｉóｎｇèｒｂáｉ ， bǎi fèi dài xīng ．
    • In the early days after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China was impoverished, with great number of things waiting to be rebuilt and tasks to be undertaken.
    • In the early days after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China was impoverished, with a great number of things waiting to be rebuilt and tasks to be undertaken.