心急吃不了热豆腐

xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu

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Definitions

1. hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
2. one just has to be patient
3. haste will ruin everything

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Child Words of 心急吃不了热豆腐

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 急 急 jí: urgent
• 热 热 rè: to warm up
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 豆腐 豆腐 dòu fu: tofu
• 不了 不了 bù le: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
• 心急 心急 xīn jí: anxious
• 腐 腐 fǔ: decay
• 豆 豆 dòu: bean