莫待無花空折枝 [－－无－－－－]

Jyutping mok6 doi6 mou4 faa1 hung1 zit3 zi1
Pinyin mò dài wú huā kōng zhé zhī

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    Seize the day; carpe diem.
    (syn.) 花开堪折直须折, 花開堪折直須折
    • 這誰也不能怪，只能怪自己，輕易不肯愛上，愛了又不肯輕易放下，雖説花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝，但是享受着愛情之花的時候，即使折了，又怎樣？不還是一樣結不出婚姻之果嗎。
      这谁也不能怪，只能怪自己，轻易不肯爱上，爱了又不肯轻易放下，虽说花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝，但是享受着爱情之花的时候，即使折了，又怎样？不还是一样结不出婚姻之果吗。
      zhè shéi yě bù néng guài ， zhǐ néng guài zì jǐ ， qīng yì bù kěn ài shàng ， ài le yòu bù kěn qīng yì fàng xià ， suī shuō huā kāi kān zhé zhí xū zhé ， mò dài wú huā kōng zhé zhī ， dàn shì xiǎng shòu zhe ài qíng zhī huā de shí hòu ， jí shǐ zhé le ， yòu zěn yàng ？ bù hái shì yī yàng jié bù chū hūn yīn zhī guǒ ma ．
      No one is to blame but me for this. I was so casual and unwilling to commit to love. Then, when I did fall in love, I was unwilling to casually let it go. People always say things like carpe diem and gather ye rosebuds while ye may. But, when it comes to enjoying the rosebuds of love, even if you gather them, then what? Isn't the result the same, that we can never be married?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这谁也不能怪，只能怪自己，轻易不肯爱上，爱了又不肯轻易放下，虽说花开堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝，但是享受着爱情之花的时候，即使折了，又怎样？不还是一样结不出婚姻之果吗。
    這誰也不能怪，只能怪自己，輕易不肯愛上，愛了又不肯輕易放下，雖説花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝，但是享受着愛情之花的時候，即使折了，又怎樣？不還是一樣結不出婚姻之果嗎。
    zhè shéi yě bù néng guài ， zhǐ néng guài zì jǐ ， qīng yì bù kěn ài shàng ， ài le yòu bù kěn qīng yì fàng xià ， suī shuō huā kāi kān zhé zhí xū zhé ， mò dài wú huā kōng zhé zhī ， dàn shì xiǎng shòu zhe ài qíng zhī huā de shí hòu ， jí shǐ zhé le ， yòu zěn yàng ？ bù hái shì yī yàng jié bù chū hūn yīn zhī guǒ ma ．
    • No one is to blame but me for this. I was so casual and unwilling to commit to love. Then, when I did fall in love, I was unwilling to casually let it go. People always say things like carpe diem and gather ye rosebuds while ye may. But, when it comes to enjoying the rosebuds of love, even if you gather them, then what? Isn't the result the same, that we can never be married?