







摊书拥百城 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who possesses an extensive library or has an profound passion for reading, metaphorically implying that their collection of books is as valuable as possessing many cities”. Literally, “Spreading books, possessing a hundred cities”.

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Open the tool →摊书拥百城 (tān shū yōng bǎi chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a person who possesses an extensive library or has an profound passion for reading, metaphorically implying that their collection of books is as valuable as possessing many cities”.
摊书拥百城 is pronounced tān shū yōng bǎi chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 摊书拥百城 means “Spreading books, possessing a hundred cities”. It is used to mean “describes a person who possesses an extensive library or has an profound passion for reading, metaphorically implying that their collection of books is as valuable as possessing many cities”.
比喻藏书之富或嗜书之深。同“摊书傲百城”。