讀書破萬卷

See also: 读书破万卷

Chinese

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 破 萬卷
simp. (读书破万卷) 读书 破 万卷
Literally: “have read more than 10,000 scrolls”.

Etymology

A quote from a poem by Du Fu:

讀書破萬卷，下筆如有神。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
读书破万卷，下笔如有神。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Dúshū pò wànjuàn, xiàbǐ rú yǒushén. [Pinyin]
Having pored over ten thousand volumes, one can write with godly power.

Pronunciation

Idiom

讀書破萬卷

  1. Describes someone who is well-read.
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