来得早不如来得巧 (來得早不如來得巧)
lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo
Pinyin
Definition
来得早不如来得巧 (來得早不如來得巧)
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- arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
- perfect timing
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless
一如既往
- 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
- 2 continuing as always