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不悱不发

bù fěi bù fādictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-fc82da90c7ef8256. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不悱不發 不悱不发 [bu4 fei3 bu4 fa1] /a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 不悱不發

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 悱
    fěi

    to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.