过时不候

Traditional form:

過時不候

Pinyin (reading):

guòshíbùhòu

Definitions:

• being late is not acceptable (idiom)

Characters:

• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 候 - to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet

Traditional characters:

• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 候 - to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet