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心急吃不了熱豆腐
简 心急吃不了热豆腐 · 繁 心急吃不了熱豆腐Mandarin · pinyin xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
Meanings
- hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
- one just has to be patient
- haste will ruin everything
Characters in this entry
- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 急
- jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
- 吃
- chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 了
- le · to finish; particle of completed action
- 熱
- rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
- 豆
- dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
- 腐
- fǔ · rot, decay, spoil; rotten
- 热
- rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
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Mandarin tones
1–2–1–5–3–4–4–5 · xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5
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sam1 gap1 hek3 bat1 liu5 jit6 dau6 fu6
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