歳月人を待たず

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歳	月	人	待
さい Grade: S	げつ Grade: 1	ひと Grade: 1	ま Grade: 3

Alternative spelling
歲月人を待たず (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 歲月不待人. From Tao Yuanming's poem.

Proverb

歳(さい)月(げつ)人(ひと)を待(ま)たず • (saigetsu hito o matazu) 

1. time and tide wait for no man