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百读不厌

bǎi dú bù yàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-558389349f83382a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

百讀不厭 百读不厌 [bai3 du2 bu4 yan4] /to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 百讀不厭

  • 百
    bǎi

    hundred / numerous / all kinds of

    Bǎi

    surname Bai

  • 读
    dòu

    comma / phrase marked by pause

    dú

    to read out / to read aloud / to read / to attend (school) / to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 厌
    yàn

    (bound form) to loathe / to be fed up with / (literary) to satiate / to satisfy

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.