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Waits
韋茨 is the name Waits in Chinese (Mandarin).
Waits
ウェイツ is the name Waits in Japanese Katakana.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Time Waits For No One
歳月人を待たず is a Japanese idiom “Saigetsu hito o matazu” which means “Time waits for no one.”
Another way to put it is, “Time and tide stay for no man.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Time and Tide Wait for No Man
歲不我與 is a Chinese proverb that means is a way to express, “Time and tide wait for no man.”
The literal meaning of these Chinese characters is, “Years don't [for] oneself wait.” In more natural English, it's more like, “Years will pass by, with or without you.”
There is also an alternate version, 时不我待, which literally means “Time doesn't [for] oneself, wait.” In natural English, it's more like, “Time waits for no man.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
ウェイツ see styles |
ueitsu / uetsu ウエイツ |
More info & calligraphy: Waits |
歳月人を待たず see styles |
saigetsuhitoomatazu さいげつひとをまたず |
More info & calligraphy: Time Waits For No One |
待人 see styles |
dài rén dai4 ren2 tai jen machito まちと |
to treat people (politely, harshly etc) (1) person being waited for; (2) person who waits; (given name) Machito |
待宵 see styles |
matsuyoi まつよい |
(1) (archaism) night where one waits for someone who is supposed to come; (2) (archaism) night of the 14th day of the eight month of the lunar calendar |
待ち人 see styles |
machibito まちびと |
(1) person being waited for; (2) person who waits |
倚門の望 see styles |
imonnobou / imonnobo いもんのぼう |
(exp,n) mother's feeling as she waits for her child to return |
倚閭の望 see styles |
iryonobou / iryonobo いりょのぼう |
(exp,n) (See 倚門の望) mother's feeling as she waits for her child to return |
接客態度 see styles |
sekkyakutaido せっきゃくたいど |
the way one waits on customers; service attitude |
Variations: |
machibito まちびと |
(1) person being waited for; (2) person who waits |
待てば海路の日和あり see styles |
matebakaironohiyoriari まてばかいろのひよりあり |
(expression) (idiom) Everything comes to him who waits |
待てば海路の日和有り see styles |
matebakaironohiyoriari まてばかいろのひよりあり |
(expression) (idiom) Everything comes to him who waits |
Variations: |
matedokurasedo まてどくらせど |
(exp,adv) (with neg. sentence) despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Waits | 韋茨 韦茨 | wéi cí / wei2 ci2 / wei ci / weici | wei tz`u / weitzu / wei tzu | |
| Waits | ウェイツ | weitsu | ||
| Time Waits For No One | 歳月人を待たず | sai getsu hito o ma ta zu saigetsuhitoomatazu | ||
| Time and Tide Wait for No Man | 歲不我與 岁不我与 | suì bù wǒ yǔ sui4 bu4 wo3 yu3 sui bu wo yu suibuwoyu | sui pu wo yü suipuwoyü |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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