mò dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
Chinese to English translation and meaning.
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- 磨刀不误砍柴工 módāobùwùkǎncháigōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) / fig. time invested in preparations is not lost / a beard well lathered is half shaved 磨刀不誤砍柴工
- Sharpening work
- Sharpening [one's] knife [before one] cuts wood is not a waste of time. fig. - Time spent on the preparation for a task will not delay its progress.
