石匠打铁，不会看火色石匠打鐵，不會看火色石匠打鐵，不會看火色

a stonemason forging iron: can't read the colour of the fire

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Someone who can't judge the moment and so can't adapt to circumstances. Mildly mocking.
Wordplay: 火色 (huǒsè) means both the colour of the flame, which tells you the heat, and the right moment or situation.

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Simplified: 石匠打铁，不会看火色
Traditional (Taiwan): 石匠打鐵，不會看火色
Pinyin: shíjiàng dǎtiě, búhuì kàn huǒsè
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ，ㄅㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄜˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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