过时不候

过
過
时
時
不
不
候
候
being late is not acceptable (idiom)

Characters and words in 过时不候

过
過
guò = gu + o4
surname Guo
过
過
guò = gu + o4
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
过 = 寸 + 辶 : Gitta Giraffe is trying out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom. She's even able to cross a puddle of water with them by just walking on the water, so thumbs up for her!
过
過
guo = gu + o5
(experienced action marker)
过
過
时
時
old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
时
旹
shí = sh + Ø2
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
时
時
shí = sh + Ø2
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

The sun (日) asks Sherlock Holmes (sh) out for a coffee in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). Looking at his pocket watch (时), Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up" (寸).
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
候
hòu = h + ou4
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
候 = 亻 + 侯 : The marquis and Rosa Luxemburg are exhausted and want to use the outhouse's bathroom. Unfortunately Hamlet is still busy caring for his wounds, so they have to wait until he is finished. They watch all the time and inquire again and again when they will be able to use the bathroom.

Words with 过时不候

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