诲人不倦

誨人不倦

huìrén-bùjuàn

idiom

Meanings

李老师诲人不倦，学生都很尊敬她。

Lǐ lǎoshī huìrénbújuàn, xuéshēng dōu hěn zūnjìng tā.

Teacher Li teaches tirelessly, and all the students respect her.

他退休后还在辅导孩子，真是诲人不倦。

Tā tuìxiū hòu hái zài fǔdǎo háizi, zhēnshì huìrénbújuàn.

Even after retirement he tutors children — truly tireless in teaching.

history

From 《论语·述而》, Confucius's own self-description. The classic pair with 学而不厌 defines the Confucian ideal of the lifelong scholar-teacher.

诲 huì

人 rén

不 bù

倦 juàn