不思進取

Chinese

		not; no	to think; to consider	to be eager to improve oneself; to be brave enough to try new methods
trad. (不思進取)		不	思	進取
simp. (不思进取)		不	思	进取

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùsījìnqǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ si¹ zeon³ ceoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùsījìnqǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄙ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùsihjìncyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-ssŭ¹-chin⁴-chʻü³
    • Yale: bù-sz̄-jìn-chyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: busyjinncheu
    • Palladius: бусыцзиньцюй (busyczinʹcjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ si¹ zeon³ ceoi²
    • Yale: bāt sī jeun chéui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ si¹ dzoen³ tsoey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xi¹ zên³ cêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

不思進取

1. to rest on one's laurels; to make no further effort to improve oneself