讀書破萬卷

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See also: 读书破万卷

Chinese

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to read books; to study
to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
trad. (讀書破萬卷) 讀書 萬卷
simp. (读书破万卷) 读书 万卷
Literally: “have read more than 10,000 scrolls”.

Etymology

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A quote from a poem by Du Fu:

讀書萬卷下筆如有神 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
读书万卷下笔如有神 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Dúshū wànjuàn, xiàbǐ rú yǒushén. [Pinyin]
Having pored over ten thousand volumes, one can write with godly power.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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讀書破萬卷

  1. Describes someone who is well-read.
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