百廢待興

Chinese

hundred abolish; crippled
 
wait; treat; deal with
wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
 
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
trad. (百廢待興)
simp. (百废待兴)

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Idiom

百廢待興

  1. many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken
    新中國成立中國一窮二白百廢待興 [MSC, trad.]
    新中国成立中国一穷二白百废待兴 [MSC, simp.]
    Xīnzhōngguó chénglì zhī chū, Zhōngguó yīqióng'èrbái, bǎifèidàixīng. [Pinyin]
    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.

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