蜡烛不点不亮 in English la4 zhu2 bu4 dian3 bu4 liang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • some people have to be pushed for them to take action

Simplified Characters

蜡 烛 不 点 不 亮

Traditional Characters

蠟 燭 不 點 不 亮

Pinyin

la4 zhu2 bu4 dian3 bu4 liang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

蜡la4candle 烛zhu2candle 不bu4(negative prefix) 点dian3point 不bu4(negative prefix) 亮liang4bright