Sharpening your ax will not delay your job of cutting wood(mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng)

Sharpening your ax will not delay your job of cutting wood

It's an idiom that sharpening a knife does not delay a firewood cutter. Its pinyin is: m ó D ā ob ú w ù K ǎ NCH á Ig ō ng, which means sharpening a knife takes time, but does not delay a firewood cutter. If you are well prepared in advance, you can speed up the work.

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It takes time to sharpen a knife, but it doesn't delay cutting wood. If you are well prepared in advance, you can speed up the work.

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Ad and a CAI went up the mountain to cut firewood together. go to bed early and get up early when you go to the mountain to cut firewood, so that you can arrive at the cutting place at dawn. Aduh thought, "if I chop one more bundle, I'll get more income. I'll get up earlier tomorrow and arrive before dawn." After returning home, a CAI seized the time to sharpen his knife and prepared to take the sharpening stone up the mountain the next day. The next day, Adele went to the mountain first. From the beginning, he worked with all his strength and did not dare to rest for a moment. Although a CAI went to the mountain late, he cut firewood faster than yesterday. After a while, he caught up with Adelaide's progress. At noon, ah Cai stopped to sharpen his knife. He suggested to Adelaide: "why don't you have a rest. It's not too late to grind the axe before you continue to chop. The children at home are asking for wild hawthorn. We can also pick some by the way. " Aduh refused ah CAI and thought, "I don't want to waste my time. While you're resting, I can still seize the time to chop more bundles of firewood. " Soon the day was over again. Adele only cut six bundles of firewood, and a CAI not only cut nine bundles of firewood, but also picked some wild hawthorn to make the children happy. Adebayor couldn't figure out why he worked so hard, but he didn't cut as much as ah CAI. on the third day, aduh was trying to cut down trees while observing a CAI's work. He couldn't see the secret of a CAI's work, but he cut fast. Finally, Adelaide couldn't help asking: "I've been working hard and I don't even have time to rest. Why do you cut more and faster than me? " ah Cai looked at him and said with a smile: "in addition to skill and strength, what's more important is the axe in our hands. I often sharpen my knife, and the blade is sharp. Of course, I cut more firewood. But you never sharpen your knife. Although you may spend more effort than me, the ax is getting more and more blunt, so you cut less firewood. "

Chinese PinYin : mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng