「工欲善其事,必先利其器」
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Pronunciation: | gung1 juk6 sin6 kei4 si6 bit1 sin1 lei6 kei4 hei3 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
工 work; job; profession; vocation; man-day; working-day 欲 to wish; to want; to hope 善 kind; benevolent; philanthropic; good at; apt to; likely to 其 he; his; her; its; their 事 matter; to be engaged in; to serve; affair; thing; business; event; trouble; accident; incident; problem 必 certainly; definitely; must; necessarily 先 first; before; earlier; ago; used as a prefix; temporarily; tentatively; for the time being; for now; not until; then and only then; for no other reason; only; actually; really; in fact 利 sharp; advantage; benefit; profit 其 he; his; her; its; their 器 ware; utensil; article; organ |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
To get the job done, one should use the fine tool.
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