bù​dào​huǒ​hou​bù​jiē​guō

don't act prematurely

Senses

不到火候不揭锅/ 不到火候不揭鍋 bù​dào​huǒ​hou​bù​jiē​guō (also bú​dào​huǒ​hou​bù​jiē​guō) 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.

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