正月十五贴门神，晚了半月正月十五貼門神，晚了半月正月十五貼門神，晚了半月

putting up door gods on the 15th of the first month: half a month late

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of someone who is slow and misses the right time.

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Simplified: 正月十五贴门神，晚了半月
Traditional (Taiwan): 正月十五貼門神，晚了半月
Pinyin: zhēngyuè shíwǔ tiē ménshén, wǎn le bànyuè
Bopomofo: ㄓㄥㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄝㄇㄣˊ ㄕㄣˊ，ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜㄅㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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