韦编三绝
wéi​biān​sān​jué

to study diligently

  • created sense approved 韦编三绝/韋編三絕 · wéi​biān​sān​jué · to study diligently — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    韦编三绝 / 韋編三絕

    wéi​biān​sān​jué

    to study diligently

    Literally meaning the leather binding of a bamboo book has broken three times; used to describe reading or studying with great diligence and perseverance.

    韦 (literal) → 韦/韋 · wéi · leather 编 (literal) → 编/編 · biān · leather thongs 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · many 绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to cut off

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