来得早不如来得巧 lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
  2. perfect timing

CHARACTERS

来 lái come, coming; return, returning
得 de obtain, get, gain, acquire
早 zǎo early; soon; morning
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
来 lái come, coming; return, returning
得 de obtain, get, gain, acquire
巧 qiǎo skillful, ingenious, clever