开水里捞肥皂，全凭手快開水里撈肥皂，全憑手快開水里撈肥皂，全憑手快

fishing soap out of boiling water: it all depends on quick hands

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Success depends on speed. Said of a task needing fast action.

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Simplified: 开水里捞肥皂，全凭手快
Traditional (Taiwan): 開水里撈肥皂，全憑手快
Pinyin: kāishuǐ li lāo féizào, quán píng shǒukuài
Pinyin (Taiwan): kāishuǐ lǐ lāo féizào, quán píng shǒukuài
Bopomofo: ㄎㄞㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄠㄈㄟˊ ㄗㄠˋ，ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

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

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