不会做饭的看锅，会做饭的看火不會做飯的看鍋，會做飯的看火不會做飯的看鍋，會做飯的看火

those who can't cook watch the pot; those who can cook watch the fire

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A skilled person attends to the key factor, such as timing or heat, while a novice looks at surface things. Said about handling matters wisely.

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Simplified: 不会做饭的看锅，会做饭的看火
Traditional (Taiwan): 不會做飯的看鍋，會做飯的看火
Pinyin: búhuì zuòfàn de kàn guō, huì zuòfàn de kàn huǒ
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄎㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛ，ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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