来得早不如来得巧

Traditional form:

來得早不如來得巧

Pinyin (reading):

láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo

Definitions:

• arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
• perfect timing

Characters:

• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 早 - early; soon; morning
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 巧 - skillful, ingenious, clever

Traditional characters:

• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 早 - early; soon; morning
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 巧 - skillful, ingenious, clever