為時已晚 [为时－－]

Jyutping wai4 si4 ji5 maan5
Pinyin wéi shí yǐ wǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. already too late
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    already too late
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们联系上他们已经为时已晚。
    我們聯繫上他們已經為時已晚。
    wǒ men lián xì shàng tā men yǐ jīng wéi shí yǐ wǎn 。
    • We were unable to make contact with them until it was too late.
  2. Mandarin
    这个世界还有救，还是为时已晚？
    這個世界還有救，還是為時已晚？
    zhè ge shì jiè hái yǒu jiù ， hái shi wéi shí yǐ wǎn ？
    • Can we still save the world, or is it too late?