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仰屋著書

简 仰屋著书 · 繁 仰屋著書
Mandarin · pinyin yǎng wū zhù shū

Meanings

  1. lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
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仰
yǎng · raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire
屋
wū · house; room; building, shelter
著
zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
書
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书
shū · book, letter, document; writings
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3–1–4–1 · yang3 wu1 zhu4 shu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1

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joeng5 uk1 zyu3 syu1

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仰屋著書 · yang3 wu1 zhu4 shu1
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Exact source record仰屋著書 仰屋著书 [yang3 wu1 zhu4 shu1] /lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book/