不见兔子不撒鹰

Traditional: 不見兔子不撒鷹

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

Dictionary entry

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)

What does 不见兔子不撒鹰 mean?

不见兔子不撒鹰 (bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)

2one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-见jiànto see · to meet 兔tùvariant of 兔[tu4]子zǐson · child 撒sāto let go · to cast 鹰yīnggeneral term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)

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不见兔子不撒鹰

bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

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