學富五車

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Chinese

learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 
rich; abundant; to enrich
rich; abundant; to enrich; resource
 
five
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
 
trad. (學富五車)
simp. (学富五车)
Literally: “with rich knowledge that can be put into five carts”.

Etymology

From Zhuangzi's comment about Hui Shi:

惠施舛駁 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
惠施舛驳 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
Huì Shī duō fāng, qí shū wǔ chē, qí dào chuǎnbó, qí yán yě bù zhòng.
Hui Shi knows many things in different fields. He has read five carts of books. However, his philosophy is messy, and what he says are not appropriate either.

Pronunciation


Idiom

學富五車

  1. to be learned; to be extremely knowledgeable