Chinese Word: 如意算盘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

counting one's chickens before they are hatched

1		nǐ 你 shì 是 zài 在 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘。 You are counting without your host .
2		yù yì 寓意： chú niǎo 雏鸟 wèi 未 fū chū 孵出， mò 莫 jí 急 xiān 先 shǔ 数 dàn 蛋。（ bú yào 不要 guò zǎo 过早 de 地 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘。） Moral: Don't count your boobies until they are hatched.
3		mǔ qīn 母亲 shuō 说 ” wǒ 我 de 的 hái zi 孩子， bú yào 不要 guò zǎo 过早 de 地 qù 去 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘。 The girl went back without anything. She felt very sad. "Ah, my child , "said her mother.
4		bú yào 不要 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘； bú yào 不要 guò zǎo 过早 lè guān 乐观； xiǎo jī 小鸡 fū chū 孵出 zhī hòu 之后 cái 才 suàn shù 算数。 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
5		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 dǎ zhe 打着 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘， yǐ wéi 以为 zì jǐ 自己 shì 是 shū shu 叔叔 de 的 wéi yī 唯一 jì chéng rén 继承人， suǒ yǐ 所以 yì zhí 一直 jiè qián 借钱。 He had been counting his chickens and borrowing money on the strength of his expectations as his uncle's sole heir.

1		nǐ 你 shì 是 zài 在 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘。 You are counting without your host .
2		yù yì 寓意： chú niǎo 雏鸟 wèi 未 fū chū 孵出， mò 莫 jí 急 xiān 先 shǔ 数 dàn 蛋。（ bú yào 不要 guò zǎo 过早 de 地 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘。） Moral: Don't count your boobies until they are hatched.
3		mǔ qīn 母亲 shuō 说 ” wǒ 我 de 的 hái zi 孩子， bú yào 不要 guò zǎo 过早 de 地 qù 去 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘。 The girl went back without anything. She felt very sad. "Ah, my child , "said her mother.
4		bú yào 不要 dǎ 打 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘； bú yào 不要 guò zǎo 过早 lè guān 乐观； xiǎo jī 小鸡 fū chū 孵出 zhī hòu 之后 cái 才 suàn shù 算数。 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
5		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 dǎ zhe 打着 rú yì 如意 suàn pán 算盘， yǐ wéi 以为 zì jǐ 自己 shì 是 shū shu 叔叔 de 的 wéi yī 唯一 jì chéng rén 继承人， suǒ yǐ 所以 yì zhí 一直 jiè qián 借钱。 He had been counting his chickens and borrowing money on the strength of his expectations as his uncle's sole heir.