韋編三絕 in All languages combined

IPA: /weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/, /wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/, /wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/ Chinese transliterations: wéibiānsānjué [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢㄙㄢㄐㄩㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai⁴ pin¹ saam¹ zyut⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wai⁵ pin¹ saam¹ zyut⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wéibiānsānjué [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wéibiansanjyué [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei²-pien¹-san¹-chüeh² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wéi-byān-sān-jywé [Mandarin, Yale], weibiansanjyue [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэйбяньсаньцзюэ [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛjbjanʹsanʹczjue [Mandarin, Palladius], wàih pīn sāam jyuht [Cantonese, Yale], wáih pīn sāam jyuht [Cantonese, Yale], wai⁴ pin¹ saam¹ dzyt⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wai⁵ pin¹ saam¹ dzyt⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei⁴ pin¹ sam¹ jud⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], wei⁵ pin¹ sam¹ jud⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 韦编三绝, 三絕韋編 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the story of Confucius studying the Classic of Changes so diligently that the tanned leather threads which connected the bamboo slips broke several times. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 韋編三絕

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  "etymology_text": "From the story of Confucius studying the Classic of Changes so diligently that the tanned leather threads which connected the bamboo slips broke several times.",
  "forms": [
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      "raw_tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "三絕韋編"
    }
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "to study diligently"
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          "study",
          "study"
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          "diligently",
          "diligently"
        ]
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        "(figurative) to study diligently"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéibiānsānjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴ pin¹ saam¹ zyut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁵ pin¹ saam¹ zyut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéibiānsānjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéibiansanjyué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²-pien¹-san¹-chüeh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi-byān-sān-jywé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weibiansanjyue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйбяньсаньцзюэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjbjanʹsanʹczjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàih pīn sāam jyuht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wáih pīn sāam jyuht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴ pin¹ saam¹ dzyt⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁵ pin¹ saam¹ dzyt⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴ pin¹ sam¹ jud⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁵ pin¹ sam¹ jud⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "韋編三絕"
}

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        "to study diligently"
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          "diligently",
          "diligently"
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        "(figurative) to study diligently"
      ],
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      "zh-pron": "wéibiānsānjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴ pin¹ saam¹ zyut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁵ pin¹ saam¹ zyut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéibiānsānjué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéibiansanjyué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei²-pien¹-san¹-chüeh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi-byān-sān-jywé"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weibiansanjyue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйбяньсаньцзюэ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjbjanʹsanʹczjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàih pīn sāam jyuht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wáih pīn sāam jyuht"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴ pin¹ saam¹ dzyt⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁵ pin¹ saam¹ dzyt⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴ pin¹ sam¹ jud⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁵ pin¹ sam¹ jud⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯¹³ pʰiːn⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "韋編三絕"
}

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"韋編三絕" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [Chinese]

Alternative forms