韦编三绝 in English wei2 bian1 san1 jue2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
  • metaphorically to study diligently

Simplified Characters

韦 编 三 绝

Traditional Characters

韋 編 三 絕

Pinyin

wei2 bian1 san1 jue2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

韦wei2surname Wei 编bian1to weave 三san1surname San 绝jue2to cut short