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刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后

dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu · dao bu mo yao sheng xiu , ren bu xue yao luo hou

Traditional 刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後

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(idiom) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study

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