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韋編三絕 (wai4 pin1 saam1 zyut6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

韋編三絕 (wai4 pin1 saam1 zyut6, wéi biān sān jué) — lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times; fig. to study diligently

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 韋 (wai4) — soft leather; tanned leather; a surname; KangXi radical number 178
• 韋 (wai5) — soft leather; tanned leather; a surname; KangXi radical number 178
• 韋伯 (wai4 baak3) — (surname) Weber; Webber; Webb
• 韋利 (wai4 lei6) — Waley or Whaley (name); Arthur Waley (1889-1966), pioneer British sinologist
• 韋德 (wai4 dak1) — Wade (name); Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist 威妥瑪|威妥玛[Wei1 Tuo3 …
• 韋慕庭 (wai4 mou6 ting4) — Clarence Martin Wilbur (1908-1997), US Sinologist and Professor of Columbia Uni…

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