不悱不发

bù fěi bù fā

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1. a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)

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Child Words of 不悱不发

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 发 发 fà: hair
• 悱 悱 fěi: to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to