不见兔子不撒鹰

1. • you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
2. • one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed

Character by character

• 不(bù)no
• 见(jiàn)see
• 兔(tù)rabbit
• 子(zi)noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"
• 不(bù)no
• 撒(sā)let go
• 鹰(yīng)general term for a bird of prey