Chinese

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to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article
 
not; no involved; tangled; disorder
trad. (有條不紊)
simp. (有条不紊)

Etymology

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From the Book of Documents:

服田 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
服田 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
Ruò wǎng zài gāng, yǒu tiáo ér wěn; ruò nóng fútián, lì sè nǎi yì yǒu qiū. [Pinyin]
When the net has its line, there is order and not confusion; and when the husbandman labours upon his fields, and reaps with all his might, there is the (abundant) harvest.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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有條不紊

  1. in perfect order; methodically arranged