慢火炖甲鱼，一点儿一点儿加柴慢火燉甲魚，一點兒一點兒加柴慢火燉甲魚，一點兒一點兒加柴

stewing a turtle over a slow fire: add firewood bit by bit

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Don't rush for quick results; do the work step by step and patiently. Approving.

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Simplified: 慢火炖甲鱼，一点儿一点儿加柴
Traditional (Taiwan): 慢火燉甲魚，一點兒一點兒加柴
Pinyin: mànhuǒ dùn jiǎyú, yìdiǎnr yìdiǎnr jiā chái
Bopomofo: ㄇㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄩˊ，ㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦㄐㄧㄚㄔㄞˊ

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

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