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玉不琢不成器 (juk6 bat1 doek3 bat1 sing4 hei3) — jade without chiseling will not become a useful object in Cantonese

jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不doek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei˗₃器
Mandarin Pinyin: yu4 bu4 zuo2 bu4 cheng2 qi4

Meaning of 玉不琢不成器

nounjade without chiseling will not become a useful object

Example Sentences with 玉不琢不成器

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
He's like unpolished jade, unable to become a useful object.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
This is a case of 'unpolished jade cannot become a useful object'.
zaiˊ²仔zaiˊ²仔jiu˗₃要gaau3,教，jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
Children need to be taught; unpolished jade cannot become a useful object.
mouˏ₅冇fan˗₃訓lin6,練，jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
Without training, unpolished jade cannot become a useful object.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話jukˍ₆玉batˉ¹不zoek˗₃琢batˉ¹不singˎ₄成hei3.器。
He said, 'unpolished jade cannot become a useful object'.
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Characters in 玉不琢不成器

玉juk6
jade; precious stone; gem
不bat1
not; no; un-
琢doek3
chisel; carve; cut (jade)
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
器hei3
to think highly of (a person)

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