不
到
火
候
不
揭
锅
b
ú
b
ù
d
à
o
d
à
o
h
u
ǒ
h
u
ǒ
h
ò
u
h
ò
u
b
ù
b
ù
j
i
ē
j
i
ē
g
u
ō
g
u
ō
Definitions
1. don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
Components
不到
bù dào
–
not to arrive
火候
huǒ hòu
–
heat control
不
bù
–
(negative prefix)
揭
jiē
–
to take the lid off
锅
guō
–
pot