荷花出水才见高低荷花出水才見高低荷花出水才見高低

only when lotuses rise out of the water can you see which is taller

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Wait for the outcome before judging. Close to 'don't count your chickens before they hatch'.

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Simplified: 荷花出水才见高低
Traditional (Taiwan): 荷花出水才見高低
Pinyin: héhuā chūshuǐ cái jiàngāodī
Bopomofo: ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄚㄔㄨㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄠㄉㄧ

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

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