人非生而知之者，熟能无惑
人非生而知之者，熟能无惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
Traditional: 人非生而知之者，熟能無惑
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- Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
- We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
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Related Words
不经一事(bù jīng yī shì)— You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
→不经一事，不长一智(bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì)— You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
→偷拍(tōu pāi)— to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
→一知半解(yī zhī bàn jiě)— lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
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