蹉跎歲月

Chinese

		to slip and fall; to miss one's step; to miss an opportunity	years and months; years; passing of time years and months; years; passing of time; time
trad. (蹉跎歲月)		蹉跎	歲月
simp. (蹉跎岁月)		蹉跎	岁月

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuōtuó suìyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ to⁴ seoi³ jyut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cuōtuó suìyuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cuotuó suèiyuè
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻo¹-tʻo² sui⁴-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: tswō-twó swèi-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuotwo sueyyueh
  - Palladius: цото суйюэ (coto sujjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ to⁴ seoi³ jyut⁶
  - Yale: chō tòh seui yuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ to⁴ soey³ jyt⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ to⁴ sêu³ yud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ sɵy̯³³ jyːt̚²/

Idiom

蹉跎歲月

to idle away one's time; to waste one's time; to allow time to slip away

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