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): ㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ, ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ bat¹ ho² sat¹, si⁴ bat¹ zoi³ loi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jībùkěshī, shíbùzàilái [Phonetic: jī不kěshī, shíbúzàilái]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ 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 ² 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

Opportunity seldom knocks twice.

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