不塞不流，不止不行
bù​sè​bù​liú​bù​zhǐ​bù​xíng

no flow without a block

  • created sense approved 不塞不流，不止不行 · bù​sè​bù​liú​bù​zhǐ​bù​xíng · no flow without a block — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不塞不流，不止不行

    bù​sè​bù​liú​bù​zhǐ​bù​xíng

    no flow without a block

    If you do not block one thing, another cannot flow; if you do not stop one thing, another cannot move forward. This proverb means that unless old or harmful ideas are abolished, new or correct ones cannot be established or promoted.

    bú​sè​bù​liú​bù​zhǐ​bù​xíng

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 塞 (literal) → 塞 · sè · to block 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow ， (non_chinese) 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to stop 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

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