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Jiàn fēng shǐ duò

“See how the cat jumps.” In other words, wait until one understands what is happening/has happened before acting, in order to avoid rash action.

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I discovered this meaning through one of my first attempts at self-initiated conversation with my father in law. I’m glad my wife was there, as at that time no Chinese people could understand my “Chinese”! I was trying to ask him whether there was a Chinese-Idiom equivalent to “See how the cat jumps/Sway with the breeze”.

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