学而优则仕
xué'ér​yōu​zé​shì

a scholar who excels should enter government

  • created reference approved 学而优则仕/學而優則仕 → 学优而仕/學優而仕 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    学而优则仕 / 學而優則仕 xué'ér​yōu​zé​shì

    学优而仕 / 學優而仕 xué​yōu'ér​shì

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 学而优则仕/學而優則仕 · xué'ér​yōu​zé​shì · a scholar who excels should enter government — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    学而优则仕 / 學而優則仕

    xué'ér​yōu​zé​shì

    a scholar who excels should enter government

    a student who has completed their studies successfully should become an official (from the [[论语|論語|lun2 yu3]]); officialdom is the natural outlet for good scholars

    学 (literal) → 学/學 · xué · to study 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 优 (literal) → 优/優 · yōu · excellent 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 仕 (literal) → 仕 · shì · to serve as an official

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