快刀不磨是块铁快刀不磨是塊鐵快刀不磨是塊鐵

a sharp knife left unhoned is just a lump of iron

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Even a clever person won't achieve much without study and practice. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 快刀不磨是块铁
Traditional (Taiwan): 快刀不磨是塊鐵
Pinyin: kuài dāo bù mó shì kuài tiě
Bopomofo: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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