Don_Horhe Posted September 24, 2010 at 06:10 PM Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 at 06:10 PM Is there a 成语 or some other fixed expression in Chinese which corresponds to 'all in good time'? A friend asked me and I had to admit that I have absolutely no idea. There's a few examples in Nciku and Jukuu, but most are of the 别急 and 到时候再说 persuasion, which aren't what I'm really looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulan1 Posted October 28, 2010 at 05:55 AM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 05:55 AM Hi, may be you can find something here: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinese_proverbs http://www.oneaday.org/search.html http://www.guoxue.com/chengyu/cys_001.htm may be you'll find what you are searching for. Bye! mulan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:21 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:21 PM 等一下 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:33 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:33 PM hmmm.... 船到橋頭自然直 perhaps? :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:34 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:34 PM 水到渠成 maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotle1990 Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:46 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:46 PM 水到渠成 is good -- 拔苗助长 and 瓜熟蒂落 are similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaocai Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:55 PM Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 at 02:55 PM There is one thing that I am not too sure. 水到渠成 is kind of like 万事俱备只欠东风, which basically means that all the hard work of preparation has been done in the first place and we are waiting for the right time to come. Does 'all in good time' carry the same connotation? But I don't think 拔苗助长 and 瓜熟蒂落 are similar though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulan1 Posted October 29, 2010 at 07:50 AM Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 at 07:50 AM Hi, under http://www.nciku.com/search/en/detail/all%20in%20good%20time/1307910 I have found this: all in good time [ɔːl ɪn gud taɪm] 1. [spoken] 在适当的时候 zài shìdàng dì/de/dí shíhòu 当时机到来时 dàngshí/dāngshí jī dàolái 迟早 chízǎo 2. 别急 bié/biè jí 快了 kuài liǎo/le and this: http://www.nciku.com/search/all/idioms/after%20another one after another 一个又一个 yí gè yòu yí gè 一个接一个 yí gè jiē yí gè and finally I found this: http://www.nciku.com/search/en/detail/With%20time%20and%20patience%20the%20leaf%20of%20the%20mulberry%20becomes%20satin./1312368 With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin. 只要工夫深，铁杵磨成针。 zhǐyào gōngfu shēn tiě chǔ mò/mó chéng zhēn Bye! mulan1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushroom Posted November 3, 2010 at 06:34 AM Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 at 06:34 AM 'all in good time'? A friend asked me and I had to admit that I have absolutely no idea. i prefer to say 隨遇而安. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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