取之不盡,用之不竭

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Chinese

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to take; to get; to choose
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
 
's; him/her/it; this not; no
to use up; to exhaust; to end
to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of something)
 
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

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

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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取之不盡,用之不竭

  1. (of resources) inexhaustible