人有志，竹有节人有志，竹有節人有志，竹有節

people have ambition, bamboo has joints

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A person needs resolve and integrity just as bamboo needs its joints; without it you are not truly yourself. Used approvingly to urge self-respect and ambition.

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Simplified: 人有志，竹有节
Traditional (Taiwan): 人有志，竹有節
Pinyin: rén yǒuzhì, zhú yǒu jié
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ，ㄓㄨˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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