What does it mean to sharpen the knife before chopping wood? How to understand the meaning of sharpening the knife before chopping wood?

Sharpening the knife will not delay chopping firewood. It is an idiom. The pinyin is: módāobúwùkǎncháigōng. It means that it takes time to sharpen the knife, but it will not delay chopping wood. It is a metaphor that if you are fully prepared in advance, you can speed up the work.

It takes time to sharpen the knife, but it does not delay chopping wood. It is a metaphor that if you are fully prepared in advance, you can speed up the work.

When going up the mountain to chop firewood, you must go to bed early and get up early so that you can arrive at the woodcutting site at dawn. Ade thought, "One more bundle you cut will bring you more income. I have to get up earlier tomorrow and arrive before dawn." Acai took the time to sharpen his knife after returning home and prepared to sharpen it the next day. The stone belt goes up the mountain.

Ah Cai looked at him and smiled and said: "In addition to the skill and strength in cutting firewood, what is more important is the ax in our hands. I often sharpen the knife, and the blade is sharp, so of course I can chop more firewood; and You never sharpen your knife. Although it may take more effort than me, the ax becomes duller and duller, and of course you chop less wood."