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不見兔子不撒鷹
简 不见兔子不撒鹰 · 繁 不見兔子不撒鷹Mandarin · pinyin bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
Meanings
- you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
- one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed
Characters in this entry
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 見
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 兔
- tù · rabbit, hare
- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 撒
- sā · release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
- 鷹
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- 见
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
- 鹰
- yīng · falcon; Accipiter species (various)
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Mandarin tones
4–4–4–5–4–1–1 · bu4 jian4 tu4 zi5 bu4 sa1 ying1
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bat1 gin3 tou3 zi2 bat1 saat3 jing1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) don't rush to take actions until you've made your objective clear
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