讀萬卷書，行萬里路

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
  • 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

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.
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