歳月人を待たず

Japanese
Kanji in this term
歳 月 人 待
さい
Grade: S		 げつ
Grade: 1		 ひと
Grade: 1		 ま
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
歲月人を待たず (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Proverb

歳(さい)月(げつ)人(ひと)を待(ま)たず • (saigetsu hito o matazu) 

  1. time and tide wait for no man
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