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不經一事不長一智
  bat1 ging1 jat1 si6 bat1 zoeng2 jat1 zi3   jyutping
  bu4 jing1 yi1 shi4 bu4 zhang3 yi1 zhi4   pinyin
you can't gain knowledge without practice; wisdom comes from experience

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese
Level: 3
不經一事不長一智 / 不经一事不长一智

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 bat1  bu4 {fou3 fu1}  -  no, not; un-; negative prefix
 ging1  jing1 jing4  -  things running lengthwise; pass through
 jat1  yi1 yi4 yi2  -  number one
 si6  shi4 dian4 zhi4  -  affair; business; duties; event
 bat1  bu4 {fou3 fu1}  -  no, not; un-; negative prefix
 coeng4 zoeng2 zoeng6  chang2 {zhang3} {zhang4}  -  long; length
 jat1  yi1 yi4 yi2  -  number one
 zi3  zhi4  -  talented; wisdom; knowledge; intelligence; cap

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This word was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 12th Dec 2007
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