







拥书南面 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess an extremely vast collection of books”. Or to be deeply absorbed in reading, symbolizing abundant knowledge and scholarly command. Literally, “to embrace books and face south”.

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Open the tool →拥书南面 (yōng shū nán miàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to possess an extremely vast collection of books”.
拥书南面 is pronounced yōng shū nán miàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 拥书南面 means “to embrace books and face south”. It is used to mean “to possess an extremely vast collection of books”.
比喻藏书极其丰富或嗜书之深。同“拥书百城”。