"工欲善其事，必先利其器" meaning in All languages combined

See 工欲善其事，必先利其器 on Wiktionary

Proverb [漢語]

IPA: /kʊŋ⁵⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /kʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² siːn²² kʰei̯²¹ siː²² piːt̚⁵ siːn⁵⁵ lei̯²² kʰei̯²¹ hei̯³³/ [Cantonese, IPA]
Etymology: 出自《論語·衞靈公》：
  1. 工匠想要把工作做好，必須首先使工具精良。
    Sense id: zh-工欲善其事，必先利其器-zh-proverb-co1P4d5i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 來自《論語》的漢語詞, 官話詞元, 官話諺語, 帶「事」的漢語詞, 帶「先」的漢語詞, 帶「其」的漢語詞, 帶「利」的漢語詞, 帶「善」的漢語詞, 帶「器」的漢語詞, 帶「工」的漢語詞, 帶「必」的漢語詞, 帶「欲」的漢語詞, 有1個詞條的頁面, 有國際音標的漢語詞, 有引文的文言文詞, 有詞條的頁面, 漢語詞元, 漢語諺語, 粵語詞元, 粵語諺語
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      "text": "子貢問為仁。子曰：「工欲善其事，必先利其器。居是邦也，事其大夫之賢者，友其士之仁者。」"
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      "text": "子贡问为仁。子曰：「工欲善其事，必先利其器。居是邦也，事其大夫之贤者，友其士之仁者。」"
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        "工匠想要把工作做好，必須首先使工具精良。"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "gung¹ juk⁶ sin⁶ kei⁴ si⁶, bit¹ sin¹ lei⁶ kei⁴ hei³"
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        "Standard Chinese",
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      "zh_pron": "gōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì"
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        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gong yù shàn cí shìh, bì sian lì cí cì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kung¹ yü⁴ shan⁴ chʻi² shih⁴, pi⁴ hsien¹ li⁴ chʻi² chʻi⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh_pron": "gūng yù shàn chí shr̀-, bì syān lì chí chì"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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      "zh_pron": "gong yuh shann chyi shyh, bih shian lih chyi chih"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "гун юй шань ци ши, би сянь ли ци ци (gun juj šanʹ ci ši, bi sjanʹ li ci ci)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʊŋ⁵⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "廣州–香港話"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "gung¹ juk⁶ sin⁶ kei⁴ si⁶, bit¹ sin¹ lei⁶ kei⁴ hei³"
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        "廣州–香港話"
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        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh_pron": "gūng yuhk sihn kèih sih, bīt sīn leih kèih hei"
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        "廣州–香港話"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "gung¹ juk⁹ sin⁶ kei⁴ si⁶, bit⁷ sin¹ lei⁶ kei⁴ hei³"
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    {
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        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gung¹ yug⁶ xin⁶ kéi⁴ xi⁶, bid¹ xin¹ léi⁶ kéi⁴ héi³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² siːn²² kʰei̯²¹ siː²² piːt̚⁵ siːn⁵⁵ lei̯²² kʰei̯²¹ hei̯³³/",
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  "word": "工欲善其事，必先利其器"
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      "roman": "Zǐgòng wèn wéi rén. Zǐ yuē: “Gōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì. Jū shì bāng yě, shì qí dàfū zhī xián zhě, yǒu qí shì zhī rén zhě.”",
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      "text": "子贡问为仁。子曰：「工欲善其事，必先利其器。居是邦也，事其大夫之贤者，友其士之仁者。」"
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        "工匠想要把工作做好，必須首先使工具精良。"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gung¹ juk⁶ sin⁶ kei⁴ si⁶, bit¹ sin¹ lei⁶ kei⁴ hei³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gōng yù shàn qí shì, bì xiān lì qí qì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ , ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gong yù shàn cí shìh, bì sian lì cí cì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "kung¹ yü⁴ shan⁴ chʻi² shih⁴, pi⁴ hsien¹ li⁴ chʻi² chʻi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gong yuh shann chyi shyh, bih shian lih chyi chih"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "гун юй шань ци ши, би сянь ли ци ци (gun juj šanʹ ci ši, bi sjanʹ li ci ci)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʊŋ⁵⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ li⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/",
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        "Standard Chinese",
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gung¹ juk⁶ sin⁶ kei⁴ si⁶, bit¹ sin¹ lei⁶ kei⁴ hei³"
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        "標準粵語",
        "廣州–香港話"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale",
        "Jyutping"
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        "Pinyin"
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        "標準粵語",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh_pron": "gung¹ yug⁶ xin⁶ kéi⁴ xi⁶, bid¹ xin¹ léi⁶ kéi⁴ héi³"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚² siːn²² kʰei̯²¹ siː²² piːt̚⁵ siːn⁵⁵ lei̯²² kʰei̯²¹ hei̯³³/",
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