大年三十看皇历，没有期了大年三十看皇曆，沒有期了大年三十看皇曆，沒有期了

reading the almanac on New Year's Eve: no more dates

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said when a deadline has arrived and no time is left.
Wordplay: 期 (qī) means both the dates left in the almanac and a time limit or deadline.

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Simplified: 大年三十看皇历，没有期了
Traditional (Taiwan): 大年三十看皇曆，沒有期了
Pinyin: dàniánsānshí kàn huángli, méiyǒu qī le
Pinyin (Taiwan): dàniánsānshí kàn huángli, méiyǒu qí le
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢㄕˊ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄌㄧ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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