著作等身 — “To have numerous writings to one's credit”
著作等身 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have numerous writings to one's credit”. To be a prolific author whose works, if stacked, would reach their own height, signifying a vast body of published work. Literally, “Writings equal to one's height; works as tall as oneself”.
著作等身 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 著作等身
During the Song Dynasty, Jia Huangzhong, who was known as a child prodigy from an early age, passed the imperial examination at fifteen.
His father was very strict with him, stipulating that he had to read a certain amount of books every day. The method was to unroll the pages of the texts to be read and use them to measure Huangzhong's height. He had to finish reading an amount of text equivalent to his height.
Huangzhong's memory was astonishing; he could recite the texts immediately after reading them.
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Synonyms of 著作等身
More idioms starting with 著
- zhù著zhī之zhú竹bó帛record in history
- zhù著hū乎zhú竹bó帛To be recorded in history
- zhù著shū书lì立yán言write books to establish theories
- zhù著shū书lì立shuō说write books and establish theories
- zhù著yú于zhú竹bó帛recorded in history
- zhù著shǒu手chéng成chūn春bring about a miraculous recovery
- zhù著fèn粪fú佛tóu头Desecrate something beautiful or sacred
- zhù著shù述děng等shēn身voluminous writings
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Open the tool →Questions about 著作等身
What does 著作等身 mean?
著作等身 (zhù zuò děng shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have numerous writings to one's credit”.
How do you pronounce 著作等身?
著作等身 is pronounced zhù zuò děng shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 著作等身 literally mean?
Literally, 著作等身 means “Writings equal to one's height; works as tall as oneself”. It is used to mean “to have numerous writings to one's credit”.
Where does 著作等身 come from?
著作等身 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 著作等身?
形容著述极多，迭起来能跟作者的身高相等。