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

  1. 1lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. 2fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. 3a beard well lathered is half shaved

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