不思進取

Chinese

		not; no	to think; to consider	to be eager to improve oneself; to be brave enough to try new methods
trad. (不思進取)		不	思	進取
simp. (不思进取)		不	思	进取

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùsījìnqǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ si¹ zeon³ ceoi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùsījìnqǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: busyjinncheu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùsihjìncyǔ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ si¹ zeon³ ceoi²
  - Yale: bāt sī jeun chéui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ si¹ dzoen³ tsoey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xi¹ zên³ cêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ t͡ʃɵn³³ t͡ʃʰɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

不思進取

to rest on one's laurels; to make no further effort to improve oneself

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