来得早不如来得巧
lái de zǎo bù rú lái de qiǎo
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
perfect timing
来
lái
to come
得
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
早
zǎo
early
不
bù
no; not so
如
rú
as
来
lái
to come
得
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
巧
qiǎo
opportunely