The clock does not strike
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Xi à nzh à NGB à D à, which means that something is ready-made but not used.
Idiom explanation
It's a metaphor for having something ready-made but not being used.
Chinese PinYin : xiàn zhōng bù dǎ
The clock does not strike
if one man guards the pass , ten thousand are unable to get through. yī fū dāng guān
one 's mind is burning with grief. huí cháng bǎi zhuǎn