歳月人を待たず

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: S
げつ
Grade: 1
ひと
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
歲月人を待たず (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Proverb

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(さい)(げつ)(ひと)()たず (saigetsu hito o matazu

  1. time and tide wait for no man