韦编三绝

Traditional form:

韋編三絕

Pinyin (reading):

wéibiānsānjué

Definitions:

• lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
• fig. to study diligently

Characters:

• 韦 - tanned leather; surname
• 编 - to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
• 三 - three
• 绝 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

Traditional characters:

• 韋 - tanned leather; surname
• 編 - to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
• 三 - three
• 絕 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate