不见兔子不撒鹰

English translation: Don't loosen your falcon until you see the hare.

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Chinese term or phrase:	不见兔子不撒鹰
English translation:	Don't loosen your falcon until you see the hare.
Entered by:	Wenjer Leuschel (X)

16:31 Sep 8, 2008

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Common Saying

Chinese term or phrase: 不见兔子不撒鹰

我是个生意人。我所提供的产品和服务都必须有相当的对价，事前要把好处算准。不值得的生意，我不会动手。这叫“不见兔子不撒鹰”。

Question: The last sentence is a saying in Chinese. We hear it quite often. How can it be properly translated into English? Suggestions are welcome.

TIA!

Wenjer Leuschel (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 367 (3 open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 4078 Taiwan
Local time: 06:04

Don't loosen your falcon until you see the hare.

Explanation:
It is very close to "Don't fire your gun until you aim at the hare".

Selected response from:

Haichao Wang
Local time: 15:04

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Thank you very much! I like your translation very much.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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Don't loosen your falcon until you see the hare.

Haichao Wang

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peer agreement (net): +5

Don't loosen your falcon until you see the hare.

Explanation:
It is very close to "Don't fire your gun until you aim at the hare".

Haichao Wang
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you very much! I like your translation very much.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Great! A nice saying.

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不见兔子不撒鹰

English translation: Don't loosen your falcon until you see the hare.

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