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不破不立

Mandarin · pinyin bù pò bù lì

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4–4–4–4 · bu4 po4 bu4 li4

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bat1 po3 bat1 laap6

Cantonese word readings for 不破不立. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

bat1 po3 bat1 laap6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) There is no construction without destruction. There's no making without breaking. To make, you must break.