心急吃不了熱豆腐

xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ

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

Character by character

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Literally
an impatient heart can't eat hot tofu
Meaning
Being hasty gets nothing done well; you must be patient. Like 'haste makes waste'.

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