不悱不发 in English bu4 fei3 bu4 fa1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

不 悱 不 发

Traditional Characters

不 悱 不 發

Pinyin

bu4 fei3 bu4 fa1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 悱fei3to want to articulate one's thoughts but be unable to 不bu4(negative prefix) 发fa1to send out