不悱不发

Traditional: 不悱不發

bù fěi bù fā

Dictionary entry

a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)

What does 不悱不发 mean?

不悱不发 (bù fěi bù fā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-悱fěito want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)

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How to pronounce 不悱不发

不悱不发

bù fěi bù fā

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