created sense approved 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆/學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆 · xué'érbùsīzéwǎngsī'érbùxuézédài · learning without thought is confusing, thought without learning is dangerous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 / 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆
xué'érbùsīzéwǎngsī'érbùxuézédài
learning without thought is confusing, thought without learning is dangerous
A famous quote from Confucius's "Analects" meaning that learning without thinking leads to confusion, while thinking without learning from others' experiences is risky or exhausting.
学 (literal) → 学/學 · xué · to study 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 罔 (literal) → 罔 · wǎng · confused ， (non_chinese) 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 学 (literal) → 学/學 · xué · to study 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 殆 (literal) → 殆 · dài · dangerous
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