人瘦尚可肥，士俗不可医人瘦尚可肥，士俗不可醫人瘦尚可肥，士俗不可醫

a thin person can still be fattened, but a vulgar scholar cannot be cured

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Thinness is easy to fix, but a cultured person who turns vulgar can hardly be changed. Old saying that criticises vulgarity among educated people.

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Simplified: 人瘦尚可肥，士俗不可医
Traditional (Taiwan): 人瘦尚可肥，士俗不可醫
Pinyin: rén shòu shàngkě féi, shì súbùkěyī
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄟˊ，ㄕˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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