黄花菜都凉了 in English huang2 hua1 cai4 dou1 liang2 le5 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the dishes are cold (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to arrive late
  • to take one's sweet time

Simplified Characters

黄 花 菜 都 凉 了

Traditional Characters

黃 花 菜 都 涼 了

Pinyin

huang2 hua1 cai4 dou1 liang2 le5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

黄huang2surname Huang or Hwang 花hua1surname Hua 菜cai4dish (type of food) 都dou1surname Du 凉liang2the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421) 了le5(completed action marker)