時不我待

Chinese

		o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period	not; no	I; me	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (時不我待)		時	不	我	待
simp. (时不我待)		时	不	我	待

Etymology

The word order features the inversion of verb (待) and object (我) in negative sentences in Classical Chinese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shíbùwǒdài

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁴ bat¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shíbùwǒdài
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shybuwuuoday
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhbùwǒdài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁴ bat¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶
  - Yale: sìh bāt ngóh doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁴ bat⁷ ngo⁵ doi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁴ bed¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ tɔːy̯²²/

Idiom

時不我待

time waits for no one

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