来得早不如来得巧 in English lai2 de5 zao3 bu4 ru2 lai2 de5 qiao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
  • perfect timing

Simplified Characters

来 得 早 不 如 来 得 巧

Traditional Characters

來 得 早 不 如 來 得 巧

Pinyin

lai2 de5 zao3 bu4 ru2 lai2 de5 qiao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

来lai2to come 得de2to obtain 早zao3early 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 来lai2to come 得de2to obtain 巧qiao3opportunely