Read Edit View history 不到火候不揭鍋 bùdàohuǒhoubùjiēguō don't act prematurely Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 不到火候不揭锅/ 不到火候不揭鍋 bùdàohuǒhoubùjiēguō (also búdàohuǒhoubùjiēguō) 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. Edit Delete References Add reference No references for this word.
不到火候不揭锅/ 不到火候不揭鍋 bùdàohuǒhoubùjiēguō (also búdàohuǒhoubùjiēguō) 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. Edit Delete