磨刀不误砍柴工
mó​dāo​bù​wù​kǎn​chái​gōng

good preparation saves work time

  • created sense approved 磨刀不误砍柴工/磨刀不誤砍柴工 · mó​dāo​bù​wù​kǎn​chái​gōng · good preparation saves work time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨刀不误砍柴工 / 磨刀不誤砍柴工

    mó​dāo​bù​wù​kǎn​chái​gōng

    good preparation saves work time

    literally meaning that sharpening the knife will not delay the woodcutting; time spent on preparation is not wasted and will improve efficiency later

    mó​dāo​bú​wù​kǎn​chái​gōng

    磨刀 (literal) → 磨刀 · mó​dāo · to sharpen a knife 不误 (literal) → 不误/不誤 · bù​wù · without fail 砍柴 (literal) → 砍柴 · kǎn​chái · to cut firewood 工 (literal) → 工 · gōng · work

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    created sense