不到火候不揭锅

Traditional: 不到火候不揭鍋

bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

Dictionary entry

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

What does 不到火候不揭锅 mean?

不到火候不揭锅 (bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō) has the following dictionary meaning.

1don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-到dàoto reach; to arrive · to leave for; to go to 火Huǒsurname Huo 候hòuto wait · to inquire after 揭Jiēsurname Jie 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron · pot-shaped thing

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How to pronounce 不到火候不揭锅

不到火候不揭锅

bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

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