hǎo fàn bù pà wǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for
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Original source entry:

好飯不怕晚 好饭不怕晚 [hao3 fan4 bu4 pa4 wan3] /the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten/the good things in life are worth waiting for/

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