業精於勤而荒於嬉

Chinese
business; occupation; study
 
energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
 
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 diligent; frequent
 
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 out of practice; uncultivated
 
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 amusement
trad. (業精於勤而荒於嬉) 業 精 於 勤 而 荒 於 嬉
simp. (业精于勤而荒于嬉) 业 精 于 勤 而 荒 于 嬉

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yèjīngyúqín'érhuāngyúxī
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jip6 zing1 jyu1 kan4 ji4 fong1 jyu1 hei1

Proverb

業精於勤而荒於嬉

  1. Synonym of 業精於勤，荒於嬉／业精于勤，荒于嬉 (yèjīngyúqín, huāngyúxī, “academic excellence is achieved through diligence, while studies are neglected when one frolics”).
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