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yán wù
v. to incur loss through delay, to delay resulting in some kind of loss
80%     120%

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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yán wù gōng qī
phr. to cause a delay in the construction of a project
yán wù shí jī
phr. to miss an opportunity due to a delay
yán wù jiāo huò
phr. to delay the delivery of goods
yán wù nóng shí
phr. to miss the farming season
háng bān yán wù
phr. flight delay