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eat without digesting - read without understanding

食而不化
shí ér bù huà
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) · to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject食古不化shí gǔ bù huà
Antonyms
(idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject融会贯通róng huì guàn tōng