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學而不厭

简学而不厌 · 繁學而不厭

Mandarin · pinyin xué ér bù yàn

study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)

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學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
厭: Look up this written character
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school
厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate

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2–2–4–4 · xue2 er2 bu4 yan4

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hok6 ji4 bat1 jim3

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(idiomatic) to have an insatiable desire to learn

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