来得早不如来得巧
lái​de​zǎo​bù​rú​lái​de​qiǎo

perfect timing beats early arrival

  • created sense approved 来得早不如来得巧/來得早不如來得巧 · lái​de​zǎo​bù​rú​lái​de​qiǎo · perfect timing beats early arrival — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    来得早不如来得巧 / 來得早不如來得巧

    lái​de​zǎo​bù​rú​lái​de​qiǎo

    perfect timing beats early arrival

    Commonly used to say that arriving at the exact right moment is better than simply being early; perfect timing.

    来得 (literal) → 来得/來得 · lái​de · to appear 早 (literal) → 早 · zǎo · early 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 来得 (literal) → 来得/來得 · lái​de · to appear 巧 (literal) → 巧 · qiǎo · coincidental

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    created sense