Xuéwen qín nǎi yǒu; bù qín fù kōngxū.

學問勤乃有, 不勤腹空虛。

Lit Learning only comes from diligence; [if one is] not diligent, [one ends up] empty-headed [(lit) “with an empty belly”].

Note [Note: mǎnfù jīnglún, “to have one's mind filled with the Classics; be well-read,” and the colloquial expression tā dùzi lǐ yǒu xuéwen, “(s)he has a lot of learning.”]

Topics colloquial expression DILIGENCE EDUCATION EFFORT IGNORANCE LEARNING mǎnfù_jīnglún