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過時不候

简 过时不候 · 繁 過時不候
Mandarin · pinyin guò shí bù hòu

Meanings

  1. being late is not acceptable (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
候
hòu · wait; expect; visit; greet
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
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4–2–4–4 · guo4 shi2 bu4 hou4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo3 si4 bat1 hau6

Cantonese word readings for 過時不候. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gwo3 si4 bat1 hau6

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