子欲养而亲不待
zǐ​yù​yǎng'ér​qīn​bù​dài

filial piety delayed

  1. 子 zǐ noun
    son
    (bound form) son; child; offspring
  2. 欲 yù verb
    to want
    (bound form) to want; to wish; to desire
  3. 养 養 yǎng nounverb
    to provide for
    (literary) to support or look after one's elders
  4. 而 ér conjunction
    but
    Used to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand
  5. 亲 親 qīn noun
    [parents]
    (bound form) parents; father or mother
  6. 不待 bù​dài
    not wait for
    to not wait for; to not wait until something is finished before starting something else