不愤不启

bù fèn bù qǐ

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1. a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)

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Child Words of 不愤不启

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 启 启 qǐ: Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
• 愤 愤 fèn: indignant