心急吃不了热豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu

DEFINITIONS

  1. hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. one just has to be patient
  3. haste will ruin everything

CHARACTERS

心 xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul
急 jí quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
吃 chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
不 bu no, not; un-; negative prefix
了 liǎo to finish; particle of completed action
热 rè hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
豆 dòu beans, peas; bean-shaped
腐 fu rot, decay, spoil; rotten