機不可失，時不再來

See also: 机不可失，时不再来

Chinese

		one must not lose a good opportunity
trad. (機不可失，時不再來)		機不可失	，	時不再來
simp. (机不可失，时不再来)		机不可失	，	时不再来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jībùkěshī, shíbùzàilái

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ , ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ bat¹ ho² sat¹, si⁴ bat¹ zoi³ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jībùkěshī, shíbùzàilái [Phonetic: jībùkěshī, shíbúzàilái]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ , ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jibùkěshih, shíhbùzàilái
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-pu⁴-kʻo³-shih¹, shih²-pu⁴-tsai⁴-lai²
    • Yale: jī-bù-kě-shr̄-, shŕ-bù-dzài-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jibukeeshy, shyrbutzaylai
    • Palladius: цзибукэши, шибуцзайлай (czibukɛši, šibuczajlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ bat¹ ho² sat¹, si⁴ bat¹ zoi³ loi⁴
    • Yale: gēi bāt hó sāt, sìh bāt joi lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ bat⁷ ho² sat⁷, si⁴ bat⁷ dzoi³ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ bed¹ ho² sed¹, xi⁴ bed¹ zoi³ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯³³ lɔːi̯²¹/

Proverb

機不可失，時不再來

1. Opportunity seldom knocks twice.