火候 huǒhou HSK7 heat control Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不到火候不揭锅 bùdàohuǒhoubùjiēguō don't act prematurely Literally "don't lift the lid until the cooking is done"; a proverb meaning one should not act until the time is ripe or until conditions are fully mature.
