三日不讀書，面目可憎

See also: 三日不读书，面目可憎

Chinese

		three	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	not; no	to read books; to study		face; look; appearance	disgusting; abominable
trad. (三日不讀書，面目可憎)		三	日	不	讀書	，	面目	可憎
simp. (三日不读书，面目可憎)		三	日	不	读书	，	面目	可憎

Etymology

Literally: If you don't read for three days, you will become unattractive.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sān rì bù dúshū, miànmùkězēng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ , ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jat⁶ bat¹ duk⁶ syu¹, min⁶ muk⁶ ho² zang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sān rì bù dúshū, miànmùkězēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄖˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ , ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄗㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: san rìh bù dúshu, miànmùkězeng
  - Wade–Giles: san¹ jih⁴ pu⁴ tu²-shu¹, mien⁴-mu⁴-kʻo³-tsêng¹
  - Yale: sān r̀ bù dú-shū-, myàn-mù-kě-dzēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san ryh bu dwushu, miannmuhkeetzeng
  - Palladius: сань жи бу душу, мяньмукэцзэн (sanʹ ži bu dušu, mjanʹmukɛczɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tu³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ jat⁶ bat¹ duk⁶ syu¹, min⁶ muk⁶ ho² zang¹
  - Yale: sāam yaht bāt duhk syū, mihn muhk hó jāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jat⁹ bat⁷ duk⁹ sy¹, min⁶ muk⁹ ho² dzang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ yed⁶ bed¹ dug⁶ xu¹, min⁶ mug⁶ ho² zeng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚² pɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚² syː⁵⁵ miːn²² mʊk̚² hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

三日不讀書，面目可憎

If you are not diligent in your studies, you will remain ignorant, and nobody will be attracted to you.

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