好厨子不一定能教出好徒弟
“a good chef might not be a good teacher.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但他们又说
“But people also say”
好厨子不一定能教出好徒弟
“a good chef might not be a good teacher.”
他自己剑法虽高 但教徒弟的能力
“He has excellent swordsmanship, but he might not be able”
“Just because he is a great master doesn't mean he is a good teacher.”
Traditional Chinese disciplines (such as martial arts, culinary arts, and crafts) place great emphasis on master-disciple lineage. A common folk expression, 'cha hu li zhu jiao zi - you huo dao bu chu' (literally 'boiling dumplings in a teapot—full of knowledge but unable to pour it out'), highlights that being exceptionally skilled oneself does not automatically mean one is adept at teaching others.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not necessarily able to
Used to objectively and politely deny certainty, expressing reservations about a specific outcome.
to train good apprentices
A verb-complement phrase commonly used to evaluate a mentor's or teacher's ability to instruct others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A good cook doesn't mean a good teacher. What do you mean?”
“someone get hurt just from teaching.”
“This cook can't even make anything you like.”
“but the person talking to you right now is not a cook.”
“it's best if you know how to cook yourself.”
“I heard the chef quit.”