書中自有顏如玉
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See also: 书中自有颜如玉
Chinese
[edit]| book; letter | middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
colour; countenance; face | as (if); such as | jade | ||
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| trad. (書中自有顏如玉) | 書 | 中 | 自 | 有 | 顏 | 如 | 玉 | |
| simp. (书中自有颜如玉) | 书 | 中 | 自 | 有 | 颜 | 如 | 玉 | |
Etymology
[edit]Literally: A book holds a face as smooth as jade.
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shu jhong zìh yǒu yán rú yù
- Wade–Giles: shu1 chung1 tzŭ4 yu3 yen2 ju2 yü4
- Yale: shū jūng dz̀ yǒu yán rú yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shu jong tzyh yeou yan ru yuh
- Palladius: шу чжун цзы ю янь жу юй (šu čžun czy ju janʹ žu juj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ ʐu³⁵ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
[edit]書中自有顏如玉
- If you study hard, you will be successful, and a beautiful woman will want to marry you.