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Chinese
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business; occupation; study
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energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient |
in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
diligent; frequent
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out of practice; uncultivated
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in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname |
amusement
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| trad. (業精於勤，荒於嬉)
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業
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精
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於
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勤
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荒
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於
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嬉
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| simp. (业精于勤，荒于嬉)
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业
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精
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于
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勤
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，
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荒
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于
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嬉
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| alternative forms
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業精於勤而荒於嬉／业精于勤而荒于嬉
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Etymology
From Jin Xue Jie by Han Yu (768～824):
業精於勤，荒於嬉；行成於思，毀於隨。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
业精于勤，荒于嬉；行成于思，毁于随。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: c. 812~813, 韓愈 (Han Yu), 進學解
- Yè jīng yú qín, huāng yú xī; xíng chéng yú sī, huǐ yú suí.
- Hard work will perfect your studies,
which can be lost through play;
hard thought will achieve right conduct,
which sloth may then undo.
Pronunciation
Proverb
業精於勤，荒於嬉
- academic excellence is achieved through diligence, while studies are neglected and deteriorate when one frolics