讀死書
See also: 读死书
Chinese
to read; to study; comma to read; to study; comma; phrase marked by pause |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
book; letter | ||
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trad. (讀死書) | 讀 | 死 | 書 | |
simp. (读死书) | 读 | 死 | 书 | |
anagram | 死讀書/死读书 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄙˇ ㄕㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dúsǐhshu
- Wade–Giles: tu2-ssŭ3-shu1
- Yale: dú-sž-shū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwusyyshu
- Palladius: дусышу (dusyšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: duk6 sei2 syu1
- Yale: duhk séi syū
- Cantonese Pinyin: duk9 sei2 sy1
- Guangdong Romanization: dug6 séi2 xu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊk̚² sei̯³⁵ syː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
讀死書
- to rigidly read a text without taking into consideration the practical application of its contents; to read a text without true understanding