誨人不倦

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Chinese

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admonish; instruct man; person; people to not get tired
trad. (誨人不倦) 不倦
simp. (诲人不倦) 不倦

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):

:「默而識之學而不厭誨人不倦?」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
:「默而识之学而不厌诲人不倦?」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐ yuē: “Mò ér zhì zhī, xué ér bù yàn, huì rén bù juàn, hé yǒu yú wǒ zāi?” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied - which one of these things belongs to me?"

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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誨人不倦

  1. to be tireless in teaching others