"學而優則仕" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hɔːk̚² jiː²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵ siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /hɔːk̚² jiː²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵ siː²²/ Chinese transliterations: xué ér yōu zé shì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄦˊ ㄧㄡ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hok⁶ ji⁴ jau¹ zak¹ si⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xué ér yōu zé shì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], syué ér you zé shìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsüeh² êrh² yu¹ tsê² shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sywé ér yōu dzé shr̀ [Mandarin, Yale], shyue erl iou tzer shyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сюэ эр ю цзэ ши [Mandarin, Palladius], sjue er ju czɛ ši [Mandarin, Palladius], hohk yìh yāu jāk sih [Cantonese, Yale], hok⁹ ji⁴ jau¹ dzak⁷ si⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hog⁶ yi⁴ yeo¹ zeg¹ xi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 学而优则仕
Etymology: From the Analects, Book 19 (《論語·子張》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《論語·子張》)}} (《論語·子張》) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 學而優則仕
  1. The student, having completed his studies, should enter into government service. Wikipedia link: Bu Shang Derived forms: 學優而仕 (xuéyōu'érshì), 学优而仕 (xuéyōu'érshì)
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