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刀不磨要生鏽，人不學要落後
简 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 · 繁 刀不磨要生鏽，人不學要落後Mandarin · pinyin dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
Meanings
- (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study
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- 刀
- dāo · knife; old coin; measure
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 磨
- mó · grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
- 要
- yào · necessary, essential; necessity
- 生
- shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
- 鏽
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- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 學
- xué · learning, knowledge; school
- 落
- luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
- 後
- hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
- 锈
- xiù · rust, corrode
- 学
- xué · learning, knowledge; school
- 后
- hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
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