不到火候不揭锅
bù​dào​huǒ​hou​bù​jiē​guō

don't act prematurely

  • created sense approved 不到火候不揭锅/不到火候不揭鍋 · bù​dào​huǒ​hou​bù​jiē​guō · don't act prematurely — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不到火候不揭锅 / 不到火候不揭鍋

    bù​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.

    bú​dào​huǒ​hou​bù​jiē​guō

    不到 (literal) → 不到 · bù​dào · not reach 火候 (literal) → 火候 · huǒ​hou · heat control 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 揭 (literal) → 揭 · jiē · to uncover 锅 (literal) → 锅/鍋 · guō · pot

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