說時遲，那時快

See also: 说时迟，那时快

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period	late; delayed; slow		that; those; which	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period	fast; quick; swift
trad. (說時遲，那時快)		說	時	遲	，	那	時	快
simp. (说时迟，那时快)		说	时	迟	，	那	时	快

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuō shí chí, nà shí kuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄔˊ , ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ si⁴ ci⁴, naa⁵ si⁴ faai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuō shí chí, nà shí kuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄔˊ , ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuo shíh chíh, nà shíh kuài
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹ shih² chʻih², na⁴ shih² kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: shwō shŕ chŕ-, nà shŕ kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuo shyr chyr, nah shyr kuay
    • Palladius: шо ши чи, на ши куай (šo ši či, na ši kuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ nä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ si⁴ ci⁴, naa⁵ si⁴ faai³
    • Yale: syut sìh chìh, náh sìh faai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ si⁴ tsi⁴, naa⁵ si⁴ faai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ xi⁴ qi⁴, na⁵ xi⁴ fai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ siː²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ naː¹³ siː²¹ faːi̯³³/

Idiom

說時遲，那時快

1. before you know it; immediately; presto