千经万卷 in English qian1 jing1 wan4 juan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; metaphorically the vast Buddhist canon

Simplified Characters

千 经 万 卷

Traditional Characters

千 經 萬 卷

Pinyin

qian1 jing1 wan4 juan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

千qian1thousand 经jing1surname Jing 万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 卷juan3to roll up