来得早不如来得巧

lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo

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Definitions

  1. 1. arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
  2. 2. perfect timing

Child Words of 来得早不如来得巧

不
bù

no; not so

不如
bù rú

not equal to

来
lái

to come

如
rú

as

巧
qiǎo

opportunely

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

早
zǎo

early

来得
lái de

to emerge (from a comparison)

如来
rú lái

tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)