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 jīn rì shì jīn rì bì

今日事今日畢 is a Chinese proverb that means “never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”

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 tiān

 ten

 천

天 means “heaven” or “sky” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

The context determines if you are talking about heaven or the sky above (often they are the same concept).

When combined with other characters, words like “today” and “tomorrow” are created. While sometimes the character for “sun” is used to mean “day,” often “sky” represents “day” in Asian languages.
Example: 今天 (this sky) = “today,” 明天 (next sky) = “tomorrow” in modern Chinese and Japanese.

In Chinese culture, regardless of which religion, it's almost always assumed that God (and any other deities) live up above the sky. The concept of God living in the sky is likely the reason heaven is associated with this character.
The equation goes something like this: God's domain is the sky, thus, the sky is heaven.

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Note: As a single character, this is a little ambiguous, so you might want to choose our Kingdom of Heaven selection instead.

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See Also:  Heaven | God | Today | Sun

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
今日事今日畢 今日事今日毕 see styles	jīn rì shì jīn rì bì     jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4 chin jih shih chin jih pi	More info & calligraphy: Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
今明日 see styles	konmyounichi / konmyonichi     こんみょうにち	今明日 Custom Scroll (n,adv) today and (or) tomorrow
米百俵 see styles	komehyappyou / komehyappyo     こめひゃっぴょう	米百俵 Custom Scroll (expression) (idiom) kome hyappyō; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; hundred sacks of rice
今日明日 see styles	kyouasu / kyoasu     きょうあす	今日明日 Custom Scroll (1) today and tomorrow; (2) today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
富貴浮雲 see styles	fuukifuun / fukifun     ふうきふうん	富貴浮雲 Custom Scroll (expression) (yoji) riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds; fortune and fame are here today, gone tomorrow
明日は我が身 see styles	asuhawagami     あすはわがみ	明日は我が身 Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) (See 今日は人の身明日は我が身) what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
當天事當天畢 当天事当天毕 see styles	dàng tiān shì dàng tiān bì     dang4 tian1 shi4 dang4 tian1 bi4 tang t`ien shih tang t`ien pi     tang tien shih tang tien pi	當天事當天畢 Custom Scroll never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
昨日の友は今日の敵 see styles	kinounotomohakyounoteki / kinonotomohakyonoteki     きのうのともはきょうのてき	昨日の友は今日の敵 Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) a friend today may turn against you tomorrow
明日の百より今日の五十 see styles	asunohyakuyorikyounogojuu / asunohyakuyorikyonogoju     あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう	Buy Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
今日は人の身明日は我が身 see styles	kyouhahitonomiasuhawagami / kyohahitonomiasuhawagami     きょうはひとのみあすはわがみ	Buy Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) what chances to one man may happen to all; what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり see styles	shizumusearebaukabuseari     しずむせあればうかぶせあり	Buy Custom Scroll (expression) (proverb) life has its ups and downs; he who falls today may rise tomorrow
Variations: 今日の一針、明日の十針 今日の一針明日の十針	kyounohitohariasunotohari / kyonohitohariasunotohari     きょうのひとはりあすのとはり	(expression) (proverb) a stitch in time saves nine; one needle today, ten needles tomorrow
Variations: 今日の一針、明日の十針 今日の一針明日の十針(sK)	kyounohitohari、asunotohari / kyonohitohari、asunotohari     きょうのひとはり、あすのとはり	(expression) (proverb) a stitch in time saves nine; one needle today, ten needles tomorrow

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Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today	今日事今日畢 今日事今日毕		jīn rì shì jīn rì bì jin1 ri4 shi4 jin1 ri4 bi4 jin ri shi jin ri bi jinrishijinribi	chin jih shih chin jih pi chinjihshihchinjihpi
Heaven	天	ten	tiān / tian1 / tian	t`ien / tien
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