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心急吃不了熱豆腐

xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ

Simplified 心急吃不了热豆腐

  1. 1hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2one just has to be patient
  3. 3haste will ruin everything
Example

心急吃不了熱豆腐。

xīnjíchībùliǎorèdòufu

A watched pot never boils.

Keep 心急吃不了熱豆腐 and it comes back until you know it.

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