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giok pud tog, pud seeng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giok pud tog, pud seeng khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]

A person must be disciplined and educated to be a useful citizen. (Lit. Jade must be cut and chiseled to make it a useful vessel.)

玉不琢,不成器

put'sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud seeng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

without promise of achievement, good-for-nothing

不成器

tog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tog [[...]][i#] [p.]

carve, polish or work (a gem), cut or polish stones or jewels

琢

• giok puttog putsengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giok pud'tog pud'seeng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  if jade be not worked it does not become a useful article
  玉不琢不成器

• tiautog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaw'tog [[...]][i#] [p.]
  carve and work (a gem)
  雕琢

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