be well-informed and suspend judgment on things in doubt

be well-informed and suspend judgment on things in doubt

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du ō w é nqu ē y í, which means that although we have a lot of knowledge, we should still have doubts about what we don't understand. It refers to a modest and prudent attitude towards learning. It comes from the Analects of Confucius.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius · Weizheng written by Lu konqiu in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "if you hear more than you doubt, if you are careful to say the rest, you will have less.". Most of them are in danger of death, but others are in regret. If you don't have enough words, if you don't have enough regrets, you'll have enough money. "

Idiom explanation

Smell: listen; doubt: keep the place in doubt. Although we are well-informed, we should have doubts about what we don't understand. It refers to a modest and prudent attitude towards learning.

Idiom usage

We should have the spirit of learning.