學富五車

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Chinese

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learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 
rich; abundant; to enrich
rich; abundant; to enrich; resource
 
five
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
 
trad. (學富五車)
simp. (学富五车)
Literally: “with rich knowledge that can be put into five carts”.

Etymology

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From Zhuangzi's comment about Hui Shi:

惠施舛駁 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
惠施舛驳 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
Huì Shī duō fāng, qí shū wǔ chē, qí dào chuǎnbó, qí yán yě bù zhòng. [Pinyin]
Hui Shi knows many things in different fields. He has read five carts of books. However, his philosophy is messy, and what he says are not appropriate either.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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學富五車

  1. to be learned; to be extremely knowledgeable