"讀萬卷書,行萬里路" meaning in All languages combined

See 讀萬卷書,行萬里路 on Wiktionary

Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /tu³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tʊk̚² maːn²² kyːn³⁵ syː⁵⁵ haːŋ²¹ maːn²² lei̯¹³ lou̯²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 读万卷书,行万里路 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|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. Related terms: 讀書破萬卷 (dúshū pò wànjuàn), 读书破万卷 (dúshū pò wànjuàn)
    Sense id: en-讀萬卷書,行萬里路-zh-proverb-nwy2BWo5 Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "form": "读万卷书,行万里路",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      "expansion": "讀萬卷書,行萬里路",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        "In order to attain wisdom, it is not enough merely to read books, you must be well-travelled as well."
      ],
      "id": "en-讀萬卷書,行萬里路-zh-proverb-nwy2BWo5",
      "links": [
        [
          "attain",
          "attain"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ],
        [
          "read",
          "read"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "travel",
          "travel"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "dúshū pò wànjuàn",
          "word": "讀書破萬卷"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dúshū pò wànjuàn",
          "word": "读书破万卷"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn juàn shū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xíng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duk⁶ maan⁶ gyun² syu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn juàn shū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xíng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn jyuàn shu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "síng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tu² wan⁴ chüan⁴ shu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsing² wan⁴ li³ lu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn jywàn shū-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syíng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dwu wann jiuann shu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shyng wann lii luh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "du vanʹ czjuanʹ šu, sin vanʹ li lu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ду вань цзюань шу"
    },
    {
      "roman": "du vanʹ czjuanʹ šu, sin vanʹ li lu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "син вань ли лу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tu³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duk⁶ maan⁶ gyun² syu¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duhk maahn gyún syū"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hàahng maahn léih louh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duk⁹ maan⁶ gyn² sy¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dug⁶ man⁶ gün² xu¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hang⁴ man⁶ léi⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊk̚² maːn²² kyːn³⁵ syː⁵⁵ haːŋ²¹ maːn²² lei̯¹³ lou̯²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "讀萬卷書,行萬里路"
}
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      "form": "读万卷书,行万里路",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "讀萬卷書,行萬里路",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "dúshū pò wànjuàn",
      "word": "讀書破萬卷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dúshū pò wànjuàn",
      "word": "读书破万卷"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese proverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proverbs",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 卷",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 書",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 萬",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 行",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 讀",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 路",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 里",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proverbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In order to attain wisdom, it is not enough merely to read books, you must be well-travelled as well."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attain",
          "attain"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ],
        [
          "read",
          "read"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "travel",
          "travel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn juàn shū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xíng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duk⁶ maan⁶ gyun² syu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn juàn shū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "xíng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn jyuàn shu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "síng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tu² wan⁴ chüan⁴ shu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hsing² wan⁴ li³ lu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dú wàn jywàn shū-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "syíng wàn lǐ lù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dwu wann jiuann shu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shyng wann lii luh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "du vanʹ czjuanʹ šu, sin vanʹ li lu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ду вань цзюань шу"
    },
    {
      "roman": "du vanʹ czjuanʹ šu, sin vanʹ li lu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "син вань ли лу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tu³⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ wän⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duk⁶ maan⁶ gyun² syu¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duhk maahn gyún syū"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hàahng maahn léih louh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "duk⁹ maan⁶ gyn² sy¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "haang⁴ maan⁶ lei⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dug⁶ man⁶ gün² xu¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "hang⁴ man⁶ léi⁵ lou⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊk̚² maːn²² kyːn³⁵ syː⁵⁵ haːŋ²¹ maːn²² lei̯¹³ lou̯²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "讀萬卷書,行萬里路"
}

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