不见兔子不撒鹰 in English bu4 jian4 tu4 zi5 bu4 sa1 ying1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

不 见 兔 子 不 撒 鹰

Traditional Characters

不 見 兔 子 不 撒 鷹

Pinyin

bu4 jian4 tu4 zi5 bu4 sa1 ying1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 见jian4to see 兔tu4variant of 兔[tu4] 子zi5son 不bu4(negative prefix) 撒sa1to let go 鹰ying1eagle