created sense approved 过了这村没这店/過了這村沒這店 · guòlezhècūnméizhèdiàn · past this village, you won't find this shop — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
过了这村没这店 / 過了這村沒這店
guòlezhècūnméizhèdiàn
past this village, you won't find this shop
used to advise someone to seize a rare opportunity while it is still available, similar to the English saying "now or never"
过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 了 (bound) → 了 · le · [aspect marker] 这 (literal) → 这/這 · zhè · this 村 (literal) → 村 · cūn · village 没 (literal) → 没/沒 · méi · not have 这 (literal) → 这/這 · zhè · this 店 (literal) → 店 · diàn · inn
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition