讀萬卷書，行萬里路

See also: 读万卷书，行万里路

Chinese

		to read; to study; comma to read; to study; comma; phrase marked by pause	ten thousand; a great number; surname	chapter; examination paper; to roll (up) chapter; examination paper; to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on	book; letter		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	10,000 li; an immeasurably long distance; very long distance	road; path; way
trad. (讀萬卷書，行萬里路)		讀	萬	卷	書	，	行	萬里	路
simp. (读万卷书，行万里路)		读	万	卷	书	，	行	万里	路

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dú wàn juàn shū, xíng wàn lǐ lù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨ , ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ maan⁶ gyun² syu¹, haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dú wàn juàn shū, xíng wàn lǐ lù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨ , ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dú wàn jyuàn shu, síng wàn lǐ lù
    • Wade–Giles: tu² wan⁴ chüan⁴ shu¹, hsing² wan⁴ li³ lu⁴
    • Yale: dú wàn jywàn shū-, syíng wàn lǐ lù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwu wann jiuann shu, shyng wann lii luh
    • Palladius: ду вань цзюань шу, син вань ли лу (du vanʹ czjuanʹ šu, sin vanʹ li lu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: duk⁶ maan⁶ gyun² syu¹, haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶
    • Yale: duhk maahn gyún syū, hàahng maahn léih louh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ maan⁶ gyn² sy¹, haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ man⁶ gün² xu¹, hang⁴ man⁶ léi⁵ lou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² maːn²² kyːn³⁵ syː⁵⁵ haːŋ²¹ maːn²² lei̯¹³ lou̯²²/

Proverb

讀萬卷書，行萬里路

1. In order to attain wisdom, it is not enough merely to read books, you must be well-travelled as well.

Related terms

• 讀書破萬卷／读书破万卷 (dúshū pò wànjuàn)