粵

磨mo4刀dou1不bat1誤ng6砍ham2柴caai4工gung1

simp磨刀不误砍柴工
mo4 dou1 bat1 ng6 ham2 caai4 gung1inferredmó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng

English

  1. lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. a beard well lathered is half shaved

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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