時不我待 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/, /siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: shíbùwǒdài [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄞˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], si⁴ bat¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shíbùwǒdài [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shíhbùwǒdài [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shih²-pu⁴-wo³-tai⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shŕ-bù-wǒ-dài [Mandarin, Yale], shyrbuwooday [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шибуводай [Mandarin, Palladius], šibuvodaj [Mandarin, Palladius], sìh bāt ngóh doih [Cantonese, Yale], si⁴ bat⁷ ngo⁵ doi⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xi⁴ bed¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The word order features the inversion of verb (待) and object (我) in negative sentences in Classical Chinese. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|*待}} 待, {{zh-l|*我}} 我 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 時不我待

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*待"
      },
      "expansion": "待",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*我"
      },
      "expansion": "我",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The word order features the inversion of verb (待) and object (我) in negative sentences in Classical Chinese.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "時不我待",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time waits for no one"
      ],
      "id": "en-時不我待-zh-phrase-UhHBPMyc",
      "links": [
        [
          "time waits for no one",
          "time waits for no one"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shíbùwǒdài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si⁴ bat¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shíbùwǒdài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shíhbùwǒdài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shih²-pu⁴-wo³-tai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shŕ-bù-wǒ-dài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyrbuwooday"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шибуводай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šibuvodaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìh bāt ngóh doih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si⁴ bat⁷ ngo⁵ doi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xi⁴ bed¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "時不我待"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*待"
      },
      "expansion": "待",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*我"
      },
      "expansion": "我",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The word order features the inversion of verb (待) and object (我) in negative sentences in Classical Chinese.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "時不我待",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese four-character idioms",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese four-character idioms",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "time waits for no one"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time waits for no one",
          "time waits for no one"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shíbùwǒdài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si⁴ bat¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shíbùwǒdài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shíhbùwǒdài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shih²-pu⁴-wo³-tai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shŕ-bù-wǒ-dài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shyrbuwooday"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шибуводай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šibuvodaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sìh bāt ngóh doih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "si⁴ bat⁷ ngo⁵ doi⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xi⁴ bed¹ ngo⁵ doi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔː¹³ tɔːi̯²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "時不我待"
}

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"時不我待" meaning in Chinese

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