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手不釋卷
  sau2 bat1 sik1 gyun2   jyutping
  shou3 bu2 shi4 juan4   pinyin
a diligent reader or student; to always carry a book around, to never put one's book down; constantly reading

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
手不釋卷 / 手不释卷

This word has been viewed 1483 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 23rd Aug 2009 00:25 and last edited on 4th Sep 2009 06:42
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Characters in this word:

 sau2  -  hand
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 sik1  -  release; clear up; explain; Buddhism
 gyun2 kyun4  -  volume; file; exam paper
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