don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
trad. 不到火候不揭鍋
Also written 不到火候不揭鍋【bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō】
Characters in this word
6不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
到
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to reach; to arrive, to leave for; to go to, to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point), (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point), considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- Pinyin
- dào
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 48 of 2500
火
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surname Huo
- Pinyin
- Huǒ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2136 of 2500
候
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to wait, to inquire after, to watch, season, climate, (old) period of five days
- Pinyin
- hòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 17903 of 2500
揭
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surname Jie
- Pinyin
- Jiē
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 20210 of 2500
锅
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pot; pan; wok; cauldron, pot-shaped thing, CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- guō
- Traditional
- 鍋
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 13998 of 2500