不愤不启

Traditional form:

不憤不啟

Pinyin (reading):

bùfènbùqǐ

Definitions:

• a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 愤 - anger, indignation; to hate, to resent
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 启 - to open; to begin, to commence; to explain

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 憤 - anger, indignation; to hate, to resent
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 啟 - to open; to begin, to commence; to explain