发奋有为 — Chinese idiom
发奋有为
fā fèn yǒu wéi
Traditional: 發奮有為
Meaning
- to prove one's worth through firm resolve
Character by character
- 发fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
- 奋fènto strive, to exert effort; to arouse
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
Idioms sharing a character
- 一言不发 yī yán bù fā
- 一语不发 yī yǔ bù fā
- 不悱不发 bù fěi bù fā
- 令人发指 lìng rén fà zhǐ
- 先发制人 xiān fā zhì rén
- 千钧一发 qiān jūn yī fà
- 升官发财 shēng guān fā cái
- 厚积薄发 hòu jī bó fā
- 大发慈悲 dà fā cí bēi
- 容光焕发 róng guāng huàn fā
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