取之不盡,用之不竭

Chinese

 
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
's; him/her/it; this not; no
 
to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth)
to use 's; him/her/it; this not; no exhaust
trad. (取之不盡,用之不竭)
simp. (取之不尽,用之不竭)

Etymology

From the Former Ode on the Red Cliffs by Su Shi, in the form 取之無禁,用之不竭.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qǔ zhī bù jìn, yòng zhī bù jié
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, ㄩㄥˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi2 zi1 bat1 zeon6, jung6 zi1 bat1 kit3

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: qǔ zhī bù jìn, yòng zhī bù jié [Phonetic: qǔ zhī jìn, yòng zhī bù jié]
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, ㄩㄥˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheu jy bu jinn, yonq jy bu jye
      • IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

取之不盡,用之不竭

  1. (of resources) inexhaustible
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