蜡烛不点不亮 là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. some people have to be pushed for them to take action

CHARACTERS

蜡 là
HSK 6
wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; as a non-simplified form sometimes used as an equivalent to U+410D 䄍, meaning imperial harvest
烛 zhú
HSK 6
candle, taper; shine, illuminate
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
点 diǎn
HSK 1
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
亮 liàng
HSK 1
bright, brilliant, radiant, light