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學而不厭，誨人不倦

简学而不厌，诲人不倦 · 繁學而不厭，誨人不倦

Mandarin · pinyin xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn

study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (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
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
倦: juàn · be tired of, weary
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school
厌: yàn · dislike, detest, reject; satiate
诲: huì · teach, instruct; encourage, urge

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