黄花菜都凉了 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

黄 huáng
HSK 3
yellow; surname
花 huā
HSK 3
flower; blossoms
菜 cài
HSK 1
vegetables; dish, order; food
都 dōu
HSK 1
metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
凉 liáng
HSK 4
cool, cold; disheartened
了 le
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action