韋編三絕

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Chinese

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surname; soft leather
weave; plait; organize
weave; plait; organize; group; arrange; edit; compile; write; compose; fabricate
 
three
cut short; extinct; to disappear
cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
 
trad. (韋編三絕)
simp. (韦编三绝)
alternative forms 三絕韋編三绝韦编
anagram 三絕韋編三绝韦编
Literally: “the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll)​ has broken three times”.

Etymology

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From the story of Confucius studying the Classic of Changes so diligently that the tanned leather threads which connected the bamboo slips broke several times.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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韋編三絕

  1. (figurative) to study diligently