shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​huáng​jīn​wū​shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​yán​rú​yù

study hard for success

  • created sense approved 书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉/書中自有黃金屋,書中自有顏如玉 · shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​huáng​jīn​wū​shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​yán​rú​yù · study hard for success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉 / 書中自有黃金屋,書中自有顏如玉

    shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​huáng​jīn​wū​shū​zhōng​zì​yǒu​yán​rú​yù

    study hard for success

    Literally "within books one naturally finds houses of gold and beauties like jade"; used as a proverb to encourage diligence in study by promising that wealth and a beautiful wife will follow academic success.

    书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · book 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 自有 (literal) → 自有 · zì​yǒu · to have naturally 黄金屋 (literal) → 黄金屋/黃金屋 · huáng​jīn​wū · rewards of education , (non_chinese) 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · book 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 自有 (literal) → 自有 · zì​yǒu · to have naturally 颜 (literal) → 颜/顏 · yán · face 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 玉 (literal) → 玉 · yù · jade

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