書中自有顏如玉

Chinese
book; letter
 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
from; self; oneself; since
 
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 color; countenance; face as (if); such as jade
trad. (書中自有顏如玉) 書 中 自 有 顏 如 玉
simp. (书中自有颜如玉) 书 中 自 有 颜 如 玉

Etymology

Literally: A book holds a face as smooth as jade.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shu jong tzyh yeou yan ru yiw
      • IPA (key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ ʐu³⁵ y⁵¹/

Proverb

書中自有顏如玉

  1. If you study hard, you will be successful, and a beautiful woman will want to marry you.
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