一回生两回熟

一回生兩回熟
yīhuíshēngliǎnghuíshú
see 一回生二回熟 yīhuíshēngèrhuíshú

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 一回 yīhuí
  1. chapter one (of a novel etc)
  2. for a while
  3. once
2 生 shēng
  1. to be born
  2. to give birth
  3. life
  4. to grow
  5. raw
  6. uncooked
  7. student
3 两 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)
=4 回 huí
  1. to circle
  2. to go back
  3. to turn around
  4. to answer
  5. to return
  6. to revolve
  7. Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
  8. time
  9. classifier for acts of a play
  10. section or chapter (of a classic book)
=4 回 huí
  1. to curve
  2. to return
  3. to revolve
=4 回 huí variant of 回 huí
5 熟 shú
  1. ripe; mature
  2. thoroughly cooked; done
  3. familiar; acquainted
  4. experienced; skilled
  5. (of sleep etc) deep; profound
  6. also pr. shóu