蜡烛不点不亮

蠟燭不點不亮
làzhúbùdiǎnbùliàng
some people have to be pushed for them to take action

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Entry Composition

1 蜡烛 làzhú candle

classifiers: 根, 支
2 不点 bùdiǎn
  1. (colloquial, usually erhua-ed) very little; very few
  2. very little; very few
3 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
4 亮 liàng
  1. bright; light
  2. to shine; to flash
  3. loud and clear
  4. to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)