mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
Traditional: 磨刀不誤砍柴工
磨刀不误砍柴工 (mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 1lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
- 2fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
- 3a beard well lathered is half shaved