挈瓶之智，守不假器 — “Wisdom of a water-drawing bottle, guarding without lending tools”
挈瓶之智，守不假器 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to faithfully perform one's duties and conscientiously guard one's responsibilities, even if one possesses only modest abilities or limited insight, much like someone with basic knowledge of drawing water with a small bottle would diligently keep their own tools”. Literally, “Wisdom of a water-drawing bottle, guarding without lending tools”.
挈瓶之智，守不假器 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 挈
- qiè挈fù妇jiāng将chú雏travel with wife and young children
- qiè挈kē榼tí提hú壶carrying wine vessels for drinking
- qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì智limited or shallow knowledge
- qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì知shallow and limited knowledge
- qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì知，，bù不shī失shǒu守qì器Faithfully fulfill one's assigned duties
- qiè挈píng瓶xiǎo小zhì智shallow and limited wisdom
- qiè挈lǐng领tí提gāng纲grasp the essentials
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Open the tool →Questions about 挈瓶之智，守不假器
What does 挈瓶之智，守不假器 mean?
挈瓶之智，守不假器 (qiè píng zhī zhì ， shǒu bù jiǎ qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to faithfully perform one's duties and conscientiously guard one's responsibilities, even if one possesses only modest abilities or limited insight, much like someone with basic knowledge of drawing water with a small bottle would diligently keep their own tools”.
How do you pronounce 挈瓶之智，守不假器?
挈瓶之智，守不假器 is pronounced qiè píng zhī zhì ， shǒu bù jiǎ qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 挈瓶之智，守不假器 literally mean?
Literally, 挈瓶之智，守不假器 means “Wisdom of a water-drawing bottle, guarding without lending tools”. It is used to mean “to faithfully perform one's duties and conscientiously guard one's responsibilities, even if one possesses only modest abilities or limited insight, much like someone with basic knowledge of drawing water with a small bottle would diligently keep their own tools”.
What is the Chinese definition of 挈瓶之智，守不假器?
挈瓶：汲水用的小瓶。仅有一点挈瓶汲水的浅薄见识就能守住汲器不外借。比喻慎其所有，忠于职守