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玉不琢不成器

juk6 bat1 doek3 bat1 sing4 hei3

jade without chiseling will not become a useful object

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

玉不琢不成器

This word was added by bybell on 13th May 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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玉 juk6 juk6*2 yu4 - jade; precious stone; pure; your
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
琢 doek3 zuo2 zhuo2 - [1] polish jade; cut jade; chisel jade [2] [v]
不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
成 sing4 seng4 cheng2 - completed; finished; fixed
器 hei3 qi4 - instrument, tool, utensil

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