歲月不饒人
See also: 岁月不饶人
Chinese
| not; no | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (歲月不饒人) | 歲月 | 不 | 饒人 | |
| simp. (岁月不饶人) | 岁月 | 不 | 饶人 | |
| Literally: “the years are unforgiving”. | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: suìyuè bù ráorén
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄠˊ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: suèiyuè bù ráorén
- Wade–Giles: sui4-yüeh4 pu4 jao2-jên2
- Yale: swèi-ywè bù ráu-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sueyyueh bu rauren
- Palladius: суйюэ бу жаожэнь (sujjue bu žaožɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
歲月不饒人
- used for lamenting the passage of time