磨刀不误砍柴工trad.磨刀不誤砍柴工
módāobùwùkǎncháigōng
- 1.lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
- 2.fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
- 3.a beard well lathered is half shaved
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