岁月不饶人 (suì yuè bú) — time and tide wait for no one; time spares no one
Definition
A set phrase meaning time and tide wait for no one — used to sigh about aging or to urge action while young.
idiom
time and tide wait for no onetime spares no one
Examples
- 岁月不饶人,。suì yuè bú, Zhuǎn yǎn jiān wǒ men dōu lǎo le.Time and tide wait for no one — in the blink of an eye we've all grown old.
- ,岁月不饶人。Kàn zhe fù mǔ de bái fà, wǒ bù jīn gǎn tàn suì yuè bú.Looking at my parents' white hair, I couldn't help but sigh that time spares no one.
- 岁月不饶人,。suì yuè bú, Chèn zhe nián qīng yào duō zuò zì jǐ xiǎng zuò de shì.Time waits for no one — while you're young, do more of what you want to do.
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