雖遲但到

Chinese

		although; even though	late; delayed; slow	but; yet; however but; yet; however; only; merely; still	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
trad. (雖遲但到)		雖	遲	但	到
simp. (虽迟但到)		虽	迟	但	到

Etymology

Possibly a short version of 雖然會遲到，但是最終會到來 deriving from the popular sentence 正義雖然會遲到，但是永遠不會缺席 (Justice may arrive late, but never will it be absent).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suī chí dàn dào

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟ ㄔˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suī chí dàn dào
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟ ㄔˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suei chíh dàn dào
    • Wade–Giles: sui¹ chʻih² tan⁴ tao⁴
    • Yale: swēi chŕ dàn dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suei chyr dann daw
    • Palladius: суй чи дань дао (suj či danʹ dao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Phrase

雖遲但到

1. (Internet slang) late yet arrived