不到火候不揭锅

bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

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

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Child Words of 不到火候不揭锅

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 到 到 dào: to reach; to arrive
• 揭 揭 jiē: to take the lid off
• 火 火 huǒ: fire
• 火候 火候 huǒ hou: heat control
• 锅 锅 guō: pot; pan; wok; cauldron
• 不到 不到 bù dào: not to arrive
• 候 候 hòu: to wait