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少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲

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Mandarin · pinyin shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì , lǎo dà tú shāng bēi

if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

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少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
努: nǔ · to exert, strive, make an effort; to pout
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
徒: tú · disciple, follower; go on foot
傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
悲: bēi · sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
壮: zhuàng · big, large; robust; name of tribe
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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