"玉不琢，不成器" meaning in Chinese

See 玉不琢，不成器 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tœːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔk̚⁵ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /ɡiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ɡek̚⁴⁻² puk̚²⁻⁴ tok̚² puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/, /jʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tœːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/, /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/, /ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔk̚⁵ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/, /ɡiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/, /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/, /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/, /ɡek̚⁴⁻² puk̚²⁻⁴ tok̚² puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/ Chinese transliterations: yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], juk⁶ bat¹ doek³, bat¹ sing⁴ hei³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gio̍k put tok, put sêng khì [Hokkien, POJ], ghêg⁸ bug⁴ dog⁴, bug⁴ sêng¹ ki³ [Peng'im, Teochew], yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yù bù jhuó, bù chéng cì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yü⁴ pu⁴ cho², pu⁴ chʻêng² chʻi⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yù bù jwó-, bù chéng chì [Mandarin, Yale], yuh bu jwo, bu cherng chih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юй бу чжо [Mandarin, Palladius], бу чэн ци [Mandarin, Palladius], juj bu čžo [Mandarin, Palladius], bu čɛn ci [Mandarin, Palladius], yuhk bāt deuk, bāt sìhng hei [Cantonese, Yale], juk⁹ bat⁷ doek⁸, bat⁷ sing⁴ hei³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yug⁶ bed¹ dêg³, bed¹ xing⁴ héi³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], gio̍k put tok, put sîng khì [Hokkien, Tai-lo], ge̍k puk tok, puk seng khì [POJ, Teochew]
Etymology: From the Book of Rites, Book 18 (《禮記·學記》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《禮記·學記》)}} (《禮記·學記》) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 玉不琢，不成器
  1. One must be educated and endure trials to succeed. Wikipedia link: Book of Rites
    Sense id: en-玉不琢，不成器-zh-proverb-a8eo5u0M Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Hokkien proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Teochew proverbs
     
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        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "ge̍k puk tok, puk seng khì"
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      "ipa": "/ɡek̚⁴⁻² puk̚²⁻⁴ tok̚² puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/",
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      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/"
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      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔk̚⁵ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/"
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      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/"
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      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhk bāt deuk, bāt sìhng hei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "juk⁹ bat⁷ doek⁸, bat⁷ sing⁴ hei³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yug⁶ bed¹ dêg³, bed¹ xing⁴ héi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tœːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gio̍k put tok, put sîng khì"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔk̚⁵ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ge̍k puk tok, puk seng khì"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡek̚⁴⁻² puk̚²⁻⁴ tok̚² puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ tœːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ hei̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔk̚⁵ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ put̚³²⁻⁵ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³² put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰi²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡek̚⁴⁻² puk̚²⁻⁴ tok̚² puk̚²⁻⁴ seŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "玉不琢，不成器"
}

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