机不可失，时不再来機不可失，時不再來機不可失，時不再來

the chance must not be lost, the time will not come again

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Seize an opportunity now, because it may not return. Close to 'opportunity knocks but once'.

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Simplified: 机不可失，时不再来
Traditional (Taiwan): 機不可失，時不再來
Pinyin: jībùkěshī, shíbúzàilái
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ，ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ

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