老太爷咽气,一时也不等 老太爺嚥氣,一時也不等 老太爺嚥氣,一時也不等

the old master is dying: not a moment to wait

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning
The situation is critical and there is no time to spare.
Simplified
老太爷咽气,一时也不等
Traditional (Taiwan)
老太爺嚥氣,一時也不等
Pinyin
lǎotàiyé yànqì,yìshí yě bùděng
Bopomofo
ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ,ㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄥˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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