Chinese

		to read books	to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	ten thousand; a great number; Wan (surname)	chapter; examination paper; to roll (up) chapter; examination paper; to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on
trad. (讀書破萬卷)		讀書	破	萬	卷
simp. (读书破万卷)		读书	破	万	卷

Idiom

讀書破萬卷

1. describes someone who is well-read

   讀書破萬卷，下筆如有神。

   well read, and an accomplished writer

Related terms

• 讀萬卷書，行萬里路／读万卷书，行万里路 (dú wàn juàn shū, xíng wàn lǐ lù)

References

• “讀書破萬卷”, in Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Mandarin), accessed 2008-01-03