• 米(grain; seed)
• 唐(large; empty (homophone of sugar))

Sugar is a sweet substance extracted from grain, with sound based on Tang.

• 不(no; not; negation)

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 而(beard; whiskers)
• 寸(inch; measure; control)

Patience means knowing how to restrain yourself inch by inch, even as your beard and hair grow long.

• 米(grain; seed)
• 唐(large; empty (homophone of sugar))

Sugar is a sweet substance extracted from grain, with sound based on Tang.

• 不(no; not; negation)

A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.

• 而(beard; whiskers)
• 寸(inch; measure; control)

Patience means knowing how to restrain yourself inch by inch, even as your beard and hair grow long.