灶膛里煨白薯，不到熟透不外掏灶膛里煨白薯，不到熟透不外掏灶膛里煨白薯，不到熟透不外掏

roasting sweet potatoes in the stove ashes: you don't take them out until fully cooked

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Opinions, writings or plans should not be shown to others until they are polished. Approving of care.
Wordplay: 熟 (shú) means cooked, and also mature or well developed.

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Simplified: 灶膛里煨白薯，不到熟透不外掏
Pinyin: zàotáng li wēi báishǔ, búdào shútòu bú wài tāo
Pinyin (Taiwan): zàotáng lǐ wēi báishǔ, búdào shútòu bú wài tāo
Bopomofo: ㄗㄠˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄟㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄨˇ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˊ ㄊㄡˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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