火候不到不揭锅火候不到不揭鍋火候不到不揭鍋

if the heat isn't right, don't lift the lid

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't act before the time is ripe; wait until conditions are ready. Similar to 'Don't count your chickens' in spirit, more like 'all in good time'.

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Simplified: 火候不到不揭锅
Traditional (Taiwan): 火候不到不揭鍋
Pinyin: huǒhou búdào bù jiēguō
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝㄍㄨㄛ

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

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