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誨人不倦

简诲人不倦 · 繁誨人不倦

Mandarin · pinyin huì rén bù juàn

instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
倦: juàn · be tired of, weary
诲: huì · teach, instruct; encourage, urge

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4–2–4–4 · hui4 ren2 bu4 juan4

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fui3 jan4 bat1 gyun6

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(idiomatic) to be tireless in teaching others

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