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): ㄘㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ to⁴ seoi³ jyut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuōtuó suìyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄛˊ 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 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

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