| 学然后知不足 |
xué rán hòu zhī bù zú |
to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 礼记) |
| 学 |
xué |
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology |
| 然 |
rán |
correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly |
| 然后 |
rán hòu |
then; after that; afterwards |
| 后 |
Hòu |
surname Hou |
| 后 |
hòu |
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
| 后 |
hòu |
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不足 |
bù zú |
insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not |
| 足 |
jù |
excessive |
| 足 |
zú |
(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully |