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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


Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
不經一事不長一智 / 不经一事不长一智

This word has been viewed 39 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 03:09 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 bat1  -  no, not; un-; negative prefix
 ging1  -  things running lengthwise; pass through
 jat1  -  number one
 si6  -  affair; business; duties; event
 bat1  -  no, not; un-; negative prefix
 coeng4 zoeng2 zoeng6  -  long; length; to grow
 jat1  -  number one
 zi3  -  wisdom; clever

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


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