百廢待興
Chinese
hundred abolish; crippled wait; treat; deal withwait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delayinterest; flourish; it is the fashion tointerest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become populartrad. (百廢待興) 百 廢 待 興 simp. (百废待兴) 百 废 待 兴
Pronunciation
Idiom
百廢待興
- many abandoned or neglected tasks or projects are waiting to be undertaken
- 新中國成立之初,中國一窮二白,百廢待興。 [MSC, trad.]
- 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.
新中国成立之初,中国一穷二白,百废待兴。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 百廢待舉/百废待举 (bǎifèidàijǔ)
See also
- 百廢俱興/百废俱兴 (bǎifèijùxīng)