开船不等客開船不等客開船不等客

the ship sails without waiting for passengers

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Opportunities won't wait for you, so be on time. Compare "time and tide wait for no man".

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Simplified: 开船不等客
Traditional (Taiwan): 開船不等客
Pinyin: kāichuán bùděng kè
Bopomofo: ㄎㄞㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄥˇ ㄎㄜˋ

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