勤能補拙
qín​néng​bǔ​zhuō

diligence makes up for lack of talent

  • created sense approved 勤能补拙/勤能補拙 · qín​néng​bǔ​zhuō · diligence makes up for lack of talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    勤能补拙 / 勤能補拙

    qín​néng​bǔ​zhuō

    diligence makes up for lack of talent

    diligence can remedy ineptitude or lack of natural talent; hard work overcomes clumsiness

    qín​néng​bǔ​zhuó

    勤 (literal) → 勤 · qín · diligent 能 (literal) → 能 · néng · can 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to supplement 拙 (literal) → 拙 · zhuō · clumsy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense