开卷有益 in English kai1 juan4 you3 yi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) opening a book is profitable (idiomatic expression); the benefits of education

Simplified Characters

开 卷 有 益

Traditional Characters

開 卷 有 益

Pinyin

kai1 juan4 you3 yi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

开kai1to open 卷juan3to roll up 有you3to have 益yi4surname Yi