不經一事，不長一智

不經一事，不長一智

See also: 不经一事，不长一智

Chinese

		not; no	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair		not; no	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	wisdom; knowledge
trad. (不經一事，不長一智)		不	經	一	事	，	不	長	一	智
simp. (不经一事，不长一智)		不	经	一	事	，	不	长	一	智

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bù jīng yī shì, bù zhǎng yī zhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ ㄧ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ging¹ jat¹ si⁶, bat¹ zoeng² jat¹ zi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bù jīng yī shì, bù zhǎng yī zhì [Phonetic: bù jīng yí shì, bù zhǎng yí zhì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ ㄧ ㄓˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu jing i shyh, bu jaang i jyh
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ ging¹ jat¹ si⁶, bat¹ zoeng² jat¹ zi³
    • Yale: bāt gīng yāt sih, bāt jéung yāt ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ging¹ jat⁷ si⁶, bat⁷ dzoeng² jat⁷ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ging¹ yed¹ xi⁶, bed¹ zêng² yed¹ ji³
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/

Proverb

不經一事，不長一智

1. You can't know about something unless you experience it; wisdom comes from experience.