不見兔子不撒鷹

bat1 gin3 tou3 zi2 bat1 saat3 jing1

you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom) · one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed

Written Forms

不見兔子不撒鷹Traditional · Main Form
不见兔子不撒鹰Alternate Form

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