「秀才不出門，能知天下事」
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| Pronunciation： | sau3 coi4 bat1 ceot1 mun4 nang4 zi1 tin1 haa6 si6 sau3 coi2 bat1 ceot1 mun4 nang4 zi1 tin1 haa6 si6 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
秀 elegant; beautiful; excellent 才 talent; capability; just; used for emphasis 不 no; negator; not 出 to go out; to come out; to issue; to publish; to produce; to grow; to appear; to offer; to give; to provide; to go beyond; to use; to bring out; to show 門 door; opening; school of thought; branch of study; methods, ways; gate; entrance 能 able to; can; able; capable of; energy; ability or function 知 to know; knowledge; to realise; to understand; to inform 天 sky; day; 24 hours 下 down; time (e.g. one time, two times); below 事 matter; to be engaged in; to serve; affair; thing; business; event; trouble; accident; incident; problem |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to gain much knowledge through extensive reading; Without stepping outside his gate, the scholar knows all the wide world's affairs.
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