六月里蒸年糕,动手太早 六月里蒸年糕,動手太早 六月里蒸年糕,動手太早

steaming New Year cake in June: starting too early

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Starting a task long before the time is right.
Simplified
六月里蒸年糕,动手太早
Traditional (Taiwan)
六月里蒸年糕,動手太早
Pinyin
liùyuè li zhēng niángāo, dòngshǒu tài zǎo
Pinyin (Taiwan)
liùyuè lǐ zhēng niángāo, dòngshǒu tài zǎo
Bopomofo
ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄠ,ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄠˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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