火候 huǒhòu
huǒhòu
noun
heat control; maturity; crucial moment
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '火候')
Contained in
- 不到火候不揭锅(不到火候不揭鍋) don't act until the time is ripe
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第三回 Chapter 3 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 2
- 卷四十九 Scroll 49 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 1
- 第七回 Chapter 7 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
- 第七十三回 Chapter 73 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
- 第八十八回 Chapter 88 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1