







火到猪头烂 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Success will naturally follow with persistent effort and adequate preparation; things will come to fruition when the time is ripe”. Literally, “When the fire is sufficient, the pig's head will be stewed soft”.

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Open the tool →火到猪头烂 (huǒ dào zhū tóu làn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Success will naturally follow with persistent effort and adequate preparation; things will come to fruition when the time is ripe”.
火到猪头烂 is pronounced huǒ dào zhū tóu làn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 火到猪头烂 means “When the fire is sufficient, the pig's head will be stewed soft”. It is used to mean “Success will naturally follow with persistent effort and adequate preparation; things will come to fruition when the time is ripe”.
火候到了猪头自然煮烂。指只要功夫到了,事情自然就能成功