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. Possibly influenced by 時不我與／时不我与 (shíbùwǒyǔ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shíbùwǒdài
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhbùwǒdài
- Wade–Giles: shih2-pu4-wo3-tai4
- Yale: shŕ-bù-wǒ-dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrbuwooday
- Palladius: шибуводай (šibuvodaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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 tɔːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
時不我待