學而不厭
Chinese
learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
not; no | loathe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (學而不厭) | 學 | 而 | 不 | 厭 | |
| simp. (学而不厌) | 学 | 而 | 不 | 厌 | |
Etymology
From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):
- 子曰：「默而識之，學而不厭，誨人不倦，何有於我哉？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ yuē: “Mò ér zhì zhī, xué ér bù yàn, huì rén bù juàn, hé yǒu yú wǒ zāi?” [Pinyin]
- The Master said, "The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied - which one of these things belongs to me?"
子曰：“默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉？” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
學而不厭
- to have an insatiable desire to learn
- 對自己，「學而不厭」，對人家，「誨人不倦」，我們應取這種態度。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國共產黨在民族戰爭中的地位》 (The Role of the Chinese Communist Party in the National War). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Duì zìjǐ, “xué ér bù yàn”, duì rénjia, “huì rén bù juàn”, wǒmen yīng qǔ zhè zhǒng tàidù. [Pinyin]
- Our attitude towards ourselves should be “to be insatiable in learning” and towards others “to be tireless in teaching”.
对自己，“学而不厌”，对人家，“诲人不倦”，我们应取这种态度。 [MSC, simp.]
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