黃花菜都涼了 huáng huā cài dōu liáng le

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the dishes are cold (idiom)
  2. fig. to arrive late
  3. to take one's sweet time

CHARACTERS

黃 huáng yellow; surname
花 huā flower; blossoms
菜 cài vegetables; dish, order; food
都 dōu metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
涼 liáng cool, cold; disheartened
了 le to finish; particle of completed action