心急吃不了热豆腐 in English xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5 Meaning

Meanings

  • hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiomatic expression)
  • one just has to be patient
  • haste will ruin everything

Simplified Characters

心 急 吃 不 了 热 豆 腐

Traditional Characters

心 急 吃 不 了 熱 豆 腐

Pinyin

xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

心xin1heart 急ji2urgent 吃chi1to eat 不bu4(negative prefix) 了le5(completed action marker) 热re4to warm up 豆dou4variant of 豆[dou4] 腐fu3decay