不到火候不揭锅bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guōbudaohuohoubujieguodon't act until the time is ripe (idiom)Characters in this word不no, not, un-候to wait, to expect到to go to, to arrive揭to lift off a cover火fire, flame锅cooking-pot, saucepanStudy it in Yanamino