火候

huǒ hou

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Definitions

  1. 1. heat control
  2. 2. (fig.) mastery
  3. 3. (fig.) crucial moment

Words Containing 火候

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

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

Child Words of 火候

火
huǒ

fire

候
hòu

to wait