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
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
不 bu
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
了 liǎo
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
热 rè
HSK 1
hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
豆 dòu
HSK 5
beans, peas; bean-shaped
腐 fu
HSK 5
rot, decay, spoil; rotten