Indexing Matters

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遲 chiˊ

(Behind, Delayed, Late, Running, Slow, Tardy)

Late, Delayed, Tardy, Behind schedule, Running Late, Slow

遲

遲付費用

chiˊ fuˋ feiˋ yongˋ

(Late)

Late fee

>>遲付費用

遲, 付, 費, 用

rhymes-遲付費用

遲歸

chiˊ guiˉ

(Return)

Return late

遲, 歸

rhymes-遲歸

遲暮

chiˊ muˋ

(Aged, Old, Slow, Unhurried)

Old, Aged, Slow, Unhurried

遲, 暮

rhymes-遲暮

說時遲那時快

shuoˉ shiˊ chiˊ naˋ shiˊ kuaiˋ

(Before it, Quickly, Suddenly)

Quickly, Suddenly, Before it was too late

>>說時遲那時快

說, 時, 遲, 那, 時, 快

船到江心補漏遲

chuanˊ daoˋ jiangˉ xinˉ buˇ louˋ chiˊ

(It's best, It's too)

It's too late too fix a leak when the boat is in the middle of a river, It's best to make sure things are working before a crisis occurs

>>船到江心補漏遲

船, 到, 江, 心, 補, 漏, 遲

舒遲

shuˉ chiˊ

(Leisurely, Slow, Unhurried)

Unhurried, Leisurely, Slow

舒, 遲

差遲

chaˉ chiˊ

(Accident, Error, Miscalculation, Mistake)

Accident, Error, Mistake, Miscalculation

差, 遲

還不遲

haiˊ buˋ chiˊ

(Was not)

Was not too late

還, 不, 遲

太遲

taiˋ chiˊ

(Too late)

Too late

太, 遲

姍姍來遲

shanˉ shanˉ laiˊ chiˊ

(Arrived, Fashionably, Keep others)

Fashionably late, Keep others waiting, Arrived late

姍, 姍, 來, 遲

推遲

tuiˉ chiˊ

(Defer, Postpone, Put off)

Postpone, Defer, Put off

推, 遲

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