善有善报,恶有恶报,若然不报时晨未到 | [shàn yǒu shàn bào, ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄠˋ, e4 you3 e4 bao4 , ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4, 善有善报,恶有恶报,若然不报时晨未到 / 善有善報,惡有惡報,若然不報時晨未到] Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time |
一传十,十传百 | [yī chuán shí, ㄧ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕˊ, shi2 chuan2 bai3, 一传十,十传百 / 一傳十,十傳百] news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (成语 saw); an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning) |
质 | [zhì, ㄓˋ, 质 / 質] hostage; substance; nature; quality; Taiwan pr. zhi2 |
说时迟,那时快 | [shuō shí chí, ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕˊ ㄔˊ, na4 shi2 kuai4, 说时迟,那时快 / 說時遲,那時快] (idiom) no sooner said than done; before you know it |
机不可失,时不再来 | [jī bù kě shī, ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ, shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2, 机不可失,时不再来 / 機不可失,時不再來] opportunity knocks but once (谚语 proverb); a chance not to miss; Seize the occasion, it will not return. |
无一事而不学,无一时而不学,无一处而不得 | [wú yī shì ér bù xué, ˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ, wu2 yi1 shi2 er2 bu4 xue2 , wu2 yi1 chu3 er2 bu4 de2, 无一事而不学,无一时而不学,无一处而不得 / 無一事而不學,無一時而不學,無一處而不得] Study everything, at all times, everywhere (Chu Xi 朱熹) |