人生识字忧患始人生識字憂患始人生識字憂患始

in life, worries begin when one learns to read

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Once you are educated and see more of the world, you begin to worry about things. Often said wryly, or half-jokingly, about the burden of knowledge. Close to 'ignorance is bliss'.

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Simplified: 人生识字忧患始
Traditional (Taiwan): 人生識字憂患始
Pinyin: rénshēng shízì yōuhuàn shǐ
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄕˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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