不到火候不揭鍋

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than

to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive / (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

to reach; to arrive / to leave for; to go to / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate; thoughtful; thorough

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

heat control / (fig.) mastery / (fig.) crucial moment

to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days

surname Jie

to take the lid off / to expose / to unmask

pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]