業精於勤，荒於嬉

Chinese
business; occupation; study
 
energy; perfect; excellent
energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
 
in; at; to
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 diligent; frequent out of practice; uncultivated
 
in; at; to
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname
 amusement
trad. (業精於勤，荒於嬉) 業 精 於 勤 ， 荒 於 嬉
simp. (业精于勤，荒于嬉) 业 精 于 勤 ， 荒 于 嬉
alternative forms 業精於勤而荒於嬉／业精于勤而荒于嬉

Etymology

From Jin Xue Jie by 韓愈 (Han Yu):

業精於勤，荒於嬉；行成於思，毀於隨。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
业精于勤，荒于嬉；行成于思，毁于随。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 9th century, 韓愈 (Han Yu), 進學解
Yè jīng yú qín, huāng yú xī; xíng chéng yú sī, huǐ yú suí. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yè jīng yú qín, huāng yú xī
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ , ㄏㄨㄤ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jip6 zing1 jyu1 kan4, fong1 jyu1 hei1

Proverb

業精於勤，荒於嬉

  1. academic excellence is achieved through diligence, while studies are neglected and deteriorate when one frolics
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