时不我待 in English shi2 bu4 wo3 dai4 Meaning

Meanings

• time and tide wait for no man (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

shi2 bu4 wo3 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

时shi2old variant of 時|时[shi2] 不bu4(negative prefix) 我wo3I 待dai4to stay