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不悱不發

简 不悱不发 · 繁 不悱不發
Mandarin · pinyin bù fěi bù fā

Meanings

  1. a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
悱
fěi · to be desirous of speaking
發
fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
发
fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
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4–3–4–1 · bu4 fei3 bu4 fa1

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不悱不發 · bu4 fei3 bu4 fa1
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Exact source record不悱不發 不悱不发 [bu4 fei3 bu4 fa1] /a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)/