好饭不怕晚
hǎo​fàn​bù​pà​wǎn

good things are worth the wait

  • created sense approved 好饭不怕晚/好飯不怕晚 · hǎo​fàn​bù​pà​wǎn · good things are worth the wait — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好饭不怕晚 / 好飯不怕晚

    hǎo​fàn​bù​pà​wǎn

    good things are worth the wait

    literally translated as "a good meal doesn't fear being late," this is used to mean that a high-quality result or a positive outcome is worth waiting for even a long delay

    好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · good 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal 不怕 (literal) → 不怕 · bù​pà · to not fear 晚 (literal) → 晚 · wǎn · late

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense