趁水和泥，趁热打铁趁水和泥，趁熱打鐵趁水和泥，趁熱打鐵

mix the clay while there's water, strike the iron while it's hot

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Seize the right moment to act. Close to 'strike while the iron is hot'.

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Simplified: 趁水和泥，趁热打铁
Traditional (Taiwan): 趁水和泥，趁熱打鐵
Pinyin: chènshuǐhuóní, chènrèdǎtiě
Pinyin (Taiwan): chènshuǐhuòní, chènrèdǎtiě
Bopomofo: ㄔㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄧˊ，ㄔㄣˋ ㄖㄜˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

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趁(chèn)热(rè)打(dǎ)铁(tiě)strike while the iron is hot

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