心急吃不了热豆腐

xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu

Definitions

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

Child Words of 心急吃不了热豆腐

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