不塞不流，不止不行

Chinese
not; no
 
to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in; strategic pass; piston; unenlightened; Serb (abbr.); Serbian
 not; no
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
 not; no to stop; prohibit; till not; no
 
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
simp. and trad.
(不塞不流，不止不行)		 不 塞 不 流 ， 不 止 不 行

Etymology

From the "Origin of Dao" by Han Yu.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bùsèbùliú, bùzhǐbùxíng
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 sak1 bat1 lau4, bat1 zi2 bat1 hang4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: bùsèbùliú, bùzhǐbùxíng [Phonetic: búsèbùliú, bùzhǐbùxíng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: busehbuliou, bujyybushyng
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bùsèbùlióu, bùjhǐhbùsíng
      • Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ljoʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

不塞不流，不止不行

  1. There is no flowing without damming and no motion without rest.
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