花有重開日,人無再少年 huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián

DEFINITIONS

  1. a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)

CHARACTERS

花 huā flower; blossoms
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
重 chóng heavy, weighty; double
開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
日 rì sun; day; daytime
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
再 zài again, twice, re-
少 shào few, less, inadequate
年 nián year; new-years; person's age