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🗣u: giok pud tog, pud seeng khix ⬆︎ 玉不琢，不成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.] [d#]

玉不琢，不成器

giok pud tog, pud seeng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giok pud tog, pud seeng khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [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

phvae sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

feeling of awkwardness and shame (as at being rebuked by a superior, or having to speak against a relative, friend, benefactor)

不好意思

phvae-sinkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae siin'khix; phvae-siin'khix; (phvae seeng'khix) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

situation so awkward as to make one feel ashamed

不好意思

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

without promise of achievement, good-for-nothing

不成器

sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

become a useful person

成器

• øe sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e seeng'khix; øe seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  be able to become a useful person, be promising
  會成器

tog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [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 ⬆︎ [[...]]  [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 ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  carve and work (a gem)
  雕琢

put'sengkhix 不成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

worthless, good-for-nothing, cannot grow to become a person

不成器

sengkhix 成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

become accomplished

成器

put'sengkhix 不成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

sengkhix 成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

成器

sengkhix 神氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

var of sinkhix - emotion

神氣

sinkhix 神氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.225]

N : emotion

神氣

sengkhix 成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.225]

VO : become accomplished (in some art or work)

成器

u: phvae'seeng'khix ⬆︎ 歹神氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.579] [p.579] [#FHL][#CT]

PhaiN2勢 。 < Hou7你費神真 ∼∼∼ ； 定定食別人也boe7 ∼∼∼ 。 >

u: pud'seeng'khix ⬆︎ 不成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.737] [p.737] [#FHL][#CT]

( 文 ) 無成物件 ， 無路用 。 <>

u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ seng5氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.690] [p.690] [#FHL][#CT]

都合 。 < PhaiN2 ∼∼ ＝ phaiN2勢 ； 無去亦phaiN2 ∼∼ 。 >

u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ 成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.689] [p.689] [#FHL][#CT]

成做偉大e5人 。 < 成人 ( lang5 ) ∼∼ ； 伊無 ∼∼ 。 >

u: giok pud'tog pud'seeng'khix ⬆︎ 玉不琢不成器 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.349] [p.349] [#FHL][#CT]

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