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心急吃不了热豆腐
心急吃不了熱豆腐
xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu
1. hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
2. one just has to be patient
3. haste will ruin everything

Character Breakdown

心
xīn
heart; mind; soul
HSK 3 4 丶
急
jí
anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent
HSK 3 9 丶
吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
了
le
clear; to finish; particle of completed action
HSK 1 2 丶
热
rè
heat, fever, zeal
HSK 1 10 丶
豆
dòu
beans, peas; bean-shaped
HSK 5 7 丶
腐
fǔ
to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten
HSK 5 14 丶

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