玉不琢不成器 [－－－－－－]

Jyutping juk6 bat1 doek3 bat1 sing4 hei3
Pinyin yù bù zuó bù chéng qì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    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
    a piece of jade without chiselling will not become a useful vessel; similarly, a person must go through learning and hardship to succeed
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    玉不琢不成器。
    玉不琢不成器。
    • It takes lots of time and hard-work to fulfill a capable person.