三日不讀書，面目可憎 in Chinese

IPA: /sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ miːn²² mʊk̚² hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/, /saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ miːn²² mʊk̚² hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: sān rì bù dúshū [Mandarin, Pinyin], miànmùkězēng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄢㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saam¹ jat⁶ bat¹ duk⁶ syu¹, min⁶ muk⁶ ho² zang¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sān rì bù dúshū [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], miànmùkězēng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], san rìh bù dúshu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], miànmùkězeng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], san¹ jih⁴ pu⁴ tu²-shu¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mien⁴-mu⁴-kʻo³-tsêng¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sān r̀ bù dú-shū- [Mandarin, Yale], myàn-mù-kě-dzēng [Mandarin, Yale], san ryh bu dwushu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], miannmuhkeetzeng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сань жи бу душу [Mandarin, Palladius], мяньмукэцзэн [Mandarin, Palladius], sanʹ ži bu dušu [Mandarin, Palladius], mjanʹmukɛczɛn [Mandarin, Palladius], sāam yaht bāt duhk syū, mihn muhk hó jāng [Cantonese, Yale], saam¹ jat⁹ bat⁷ duk⁹ sy¹, min⁶ muk⁹ ho² dzang¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sam¹ yed⁶ bed¹ dug⁶ xu¹, min⁶ mug⁶ ho² zeng¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally: If you don't read for three days, you will become unattractive. Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 三日不讀書，面目可憎

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      "zh-pron": "sān rì bù dúshū"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "miànmùkězēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ jat⁶ bat¹ duk⁶ syu¹, min⁶ muk⁶ ho² zang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān rì bù dúshū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmùkězēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san rìh bù dúshu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmùkězeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ jih⁴ pu⁴ tu²-shu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mien⁴-mu⁴-kʻo³-tsêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān r̀ bù dú-shū-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "myàn-mù-kě-dzēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san ryh bu dwushu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miannmuhkeetzeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сань жи бу душу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мяньмукэцзэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanʹ ži bu dušu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjanʹmukɛczɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "sāam yaht bāt duhk syū, mihn muhk hó jāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ jat⁹ bat⁷ duk⁹ sy¹, min⁶ muk⁹ ho² dzang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ yed⁶ bed¹ dug⁶ xu¹, min⁶ mug⁶ ho² zeng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ miːn²² mʊk̚² hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ miːn²² mʊk̚² hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "三日不讀書，面目可憎"
}

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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "sān rì bù dúshū"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmùkězēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ jat⁶ bat¹ duk⁶ syu¹, min⁶ muk⁶ ho² zang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān rì bù dúshū"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmùkězēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san rìh bù dúshu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmùkězeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ jih⁴ pu⁴ tu²-shu¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mien⁴-mu⁴-kʻo³-tsêng¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān r̀ bù dú-shū-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "myàn-mù-kě-dzēng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san ryh bu dwushu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miannmuhkeetzeng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сань жи бу душу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мяньмукэцзэн"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanʹ ži bu dušu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjanʹmukɛczɛn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāam yaht bāt duhk syū, mihn muhk hó jāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ jat⁹ bat⁷ duk⁹ sy¹, min⁶ muk⁹ ho² dzang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ yed⁶ bed¹ dug⁶ xu¹, min⁶ mug⁶ ho² zeng¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ miːn²² mʊk̚² hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ miːn²² mʊk̚² hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "三日不讀書，面目可憎"
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"三日不讀書，面目可憎" meaning in Chinese

Proverb