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好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇
简 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 · 繁 好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇Mandarin · pinyin hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng
Meanings
- to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
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- 好
- hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
- 學
- xué · learning, knowledge; school
- 近
- jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
- 乎
- hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 知
- zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
- 力
- lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
- 行
- xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
- 仁
- rén · humaneness, benevolence, kindness
- 恥
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- 勇
- yǒng · brave, courageous, fierce
- 学
- xué · learning, knowledge; school
- 耻
- chǐ · shame, humiliation; ashamed
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hou3 hok6 gan6 fu4 zi1 ，lik6 hang4 gan6 fu4 jan4 ，zi1 ci2 gan6 fu4 jung5
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