yù​bù​zhuó​bù​chéng​qì

one must be disciplined to be a useful person

  1. noun
    jade
    precious stone that is hard, translucent, and lustrous, including both nephrite and jadeite; used for jewelry and carving
  2. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. zhuó adjective
    to carve jade
    (bound form) to cut and polish jade or other precious stones
  4. non-Chinese
  5. unshaped
    Of an object, not yet having been crafted into a useful utensil or tool