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Chinese
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familiar; skilled; ripe familiar; skilled; ripe; done; cooked |
ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skilful; timely |
| trad. (熟能生巧)
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熟
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能
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生
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巧
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| simp. #(熟能生巧)
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熟
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能
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生
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巧
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Etymology
First attested in the novel Flowers in the Mirror, published in 1827, according to the Hanyu Da Cidian. Also commonly proscribed to 賣油翁 (The Oil Peddler) by Ouyang Xiu.
Pronunciation
Idiom
熟能生巧
- practice makes perfect