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silent; write from memory
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge |
's; him/her/it; this
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默
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而
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識
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之
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| simp. (默而识之)
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默
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而
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识
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之
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):
子曰：「默而識之，學而不厭，誨人不倦，何有於我哉？」
子曰：「默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉？」 - 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?”
- 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
Idiom
默而識之
- to treasure up knowledge silently