書中自有黃金屋

書中自有黃金屋

See also: 书中自有黄金屋

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	gold; money	house; room
trad. (書中自有黃金屋)		書	中	自	有	黃金	屋
simp. (书中自有黄金屋)		书	中	自	有	黄金	屋

Etymology

Literally: A book holds a house of gold.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shū zhōng zì yǒu huángjīn wū

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ zung¹ zi⁶ jau⁵ wong⁴ gam¹ uk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shū zhōng zì yǒu huángjīn wū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shu jong tzyh yeou hwangjin u
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syu¹ zung¹ zi⁶ jau⁵ wong⁴ gam¹ uk¹
    • Yale: syū jūng jih yáuh wòhng gām ūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ dzung¹ dzi⁶ jau⁵ wong⁴ gam¹ uk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ zung¹ ji⁶ yeo⁵ wong⁴ gem¹ ug¹
    • IPA ^(key): /ʃyː⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²² jɐu̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ kɐm⁵⁵ ʊk̚⁵/

Proverb

書中自有黃金屋

1. If you study hard, you will become successful, and be able to afford to buy a big house.

Related terms

• 書中自有顏如玉／书中自有颜如玉 (shū zhōng zì yǒu yán rú yù)