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不到火候不揭锅
bù​dào​huǒ​hou​bù​jiē​guō

don't act prematurely

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
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.
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