手不釋卷

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	not; no	explain; to release	chapter; examination paper; to roll (up) chapter; examination paper; to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on
trad. (手不釋卷)		手	不	釋	卷
simp. (手不释卷)		手	不	释	卷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒubùshìjuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² bat¹ sik¹ gyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒubùshìjuàn [Phonetic: shǒubúshìjuàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒubùshìhjyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-pu⁴-shih⁴-chüan⁴
    • Yale: shǒu-bù-shr̀-jywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooubushyhjiuann
    • Palladius: шоубушицзюань (šoubušiczjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² bat¹ sik¹ gyun²
    • Yale: sáu bāt sīk gyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² bat⁷ sik⁷ gyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² bed¹ xig¹ gün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ kyːn³⁵/

Idiom

手不釋卷

1. diligent and eager to study; studious