書中自有顏如玉

書中自有顏如玉

See also: 书中自有颜如玉

Chinese

		book; letter	middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to have; there is; there are 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

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• 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.

Related terms

• 書中自有黃金屋／书中自有黄金屋 (shū zhōng zì yǒu huángjīn wū)