磨
刀
不
误
砍
柴
工
m
ó
d
ā
o
b
ù
w
ù
k
ǎ
n
c
h
á
i
g
ō
n
g
Definitions
1. sharpening your axe will not delay your job of chopping wood
Components
磨刀
mó dāo
–
to hone (a knife)
不
bù
–
(negative prefix)
误
wù
–
mistake
砍柴
kǎn chái
–
to chop
工
gōng
–
work