粵

玉juk6不bat1琢doek3不bat1成sing4器hei3

juk6 bat1 doek3 bat1 sing4 hei3yù bù zuó bù chéng qìinferred

English

  1. a piece of jade without chiselling will not become a useful vessel; similarly, a person must go through learning and hardship to succeed

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 正如玉石冇雕琢過，就成為唔到有價值嘅玉器，人要學習過、磨鍊過，先至有所成就

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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