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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dúshū pò wànjuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄆㄛˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ syu¹ po³ maan⁶ gyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dúshū pò wànjuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄆㄛˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwushu poh wannjiuann
  - IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u̯a̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ syu¹ po³ maan⁶ gyun²
  - Yale: duhk syū po maahn gyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ sy¹ po³ maan⁶ gyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ xu¹ po³ man⁶ gün²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² ɕyː⁵⁵ pʰɔː³³ mɑːn²² kyːn³⁵/

Idiom

讀書破萬卷

Describes someone who is well-read.

Related terms

讀萬卷書，行萬里路／读万卷书，行万里路 (dú wàn juàn shū, xíng wàn lǐ lù)

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