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非人不传 — “Not to transmit to an unsuitable or unworthy person”

非人不传 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not to transmit to an unsuitable or unworthy person”. To be taught only to the right candidate. Literally, “Not to transmit to the unsuitable person”.

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非人不传 Pronunciation and Pinyin

非人不传 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
非
fēi8not, non-, wrong
人
rén2human being, person
不
bù4not
传
chuán6transmit, spread, biography

Example Sentence with 非人不传

这门古老的技艺,师傅们向来都是非人不传的
Masters have always adhered to the principle of "not transmitting to the unsuitable person" when it comes to this ancient craft.

Idioms Related to 非人不传

More idioms starting with 非

  • fēi非qīn亲fēi非gù故neither kin nor acquaintance
  • fēi非fèn分zhī之niàn念improper thoughts or desires
  • fēi非fèn分zhī之xiǎng想covet what is beyond one's proper share
  • fēi非fèn分zhī之cái财ill-gotten gains
  • fēi非xíng刑diào吊kǎo拷inflict brutal unlawful torture
  • fēi非xíng刑kǎo拷dǎ打torture unlawfully to extort a confession
  • fēi非xíng刑bī逼kǎo拷extort confession by cruel torture
  • fēi非tóng同ér儿xì戏no child's play
  • fēi非tóng同xún寻cháng常extraordinary and remarkable
  • fēi非tóng同xiǎo小kě可of great importance
  • fēi非tóng同děng等xián闲not to be treated lightly
  • fēi非cháng常zhī之móu谋extraordinary, often cunning, scheme or plot

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Questions about 非人不传

What does 非人不传 mean?

非人不传 (fēi rén bù chuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not to transmit to an unsuitable or unworthy person”.

How do you pronounce 非人不传?

非人不传 is pronounced fēi rén bù chuán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 非人不传 literally mean?

Literally, 非人不传 means “not to transmit to the unsuitable person”. It is used to mean “not to transmit to an unsuitable or unworthy person”.

What is the Chinese definition of 非人不传?

非:不是;传:传授。不是适当的人就不传授

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