手不释卷 in English shou3 bu4 shi4 juan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) always with a book in hand (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking

Simplified Characters

手 不 释 卷

Traditional Characters

手 不 釋 卷

Pinyin

shou3 bu4 shi4 juan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

手shou3hand 不bu4(negative prefix) 释shi4to explain 卷juan3to roll up