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友誼 can be defined as companionship or fellowship.
This word is common in Chinese and Korean Hanja but is seldom used in Japanese anymore.
See Also: Partnership | Friendliness
There are several ways to translate this ancient proverb. Translated literally and directly, it says, “Open roll has/yields benefit.”
To understand that, you must know a few things...
First, Chinese characters and language have deeper meanings that often are not spoken but are understood - especially with ancient texts like this. Example: It's understood that the “benefit” referred to in this proverb is to the reader's mind. Just the last character expresses that whole idea.
Second, Chinese proverbs are supposed to make you think and leave a bit of mystery to figure out.
Third, for this proverb, it should be noted that roll = book. When this proverb came about (about two thousand years ago), books were rolls of bamboo slips strung together. The first bound books like the ones we use today did not come about until about a thousand years after this proverb when they invented paper in China.
開卷有益 is a great gift for a bookworm who loves to read and increase their knowledge. Or for any friend that is or wants to be well-read.
Some other translations of this phrase:
Opening a book is profitable
The benefits of education.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your you yi search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
友誼 友谊 see styles |
yǒu yì you3 yi4 yu i tomoyoshi ともよし |
More info & calligraphy: Friendshipfriendship; friendly relations; fellowship; (personal name) Tomoyoshi |
開卷有益 开卷有益 see styles |
kāi juàn yǒu yì kai1 juan4 you3 yi4 k`ai chüan yu i kai chüan yu i |
More info & calligraphy: An Open Book Benefits Your Mind |
有 see styles |
yǒu you3 yu yuu / yu ゆう |
to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) (1) existence; (n,n-pref) (2) possession; having; (3) (abbreviation) (in company names; written as (有)) (See 有限会社) limited company; (personal name) Yumi bhāva: that which exists, the existing, existence; to have, possess, be. It is defined as (1) the opposite of 無 wu and 空 kong the non-existent; (2) one of the twelve nidānas, existence; the condition which, considered as cause, produces effect; (3) effect, the consequence of cause; (4) anything that can be relied upon in the visible or invisible realm. It means any state which lies between birth and death, or beginning and end. There are numerous categories— 3, 4, 7, 9, 18, 25, and 29. The 三有 are the 三界 trailokya, i. e. 欲, 色 and 無色界 the realms of desire, of form, and of non-form, all of them realms of mortality; another three are 本有 the present body and mind, or existence, 當有 the future ditto, 中有 the intermediate ditto. Other definitions give the different forms or modes of existence. |
有意 see styles |
yǒu yì you3 yi4 yu i yuui / yui ゆうい |
to intend; intentionally; interested in (adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) significant; meaningful; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) intentional; volitional mati; matimant; possessing mind, intelligent; a tr. of manuṣya, man, a rational being. The name of the eldest son of Candra-sūrya-pradīpa. |
有異 有异 see styles |
yǒu yì you3 yi4 yu i ui |
to have differences |
有疫 see styles |
yǒu yì you3 yi4 yu i uyaku |
having disease |
有益 see styles |
yǒu yì you3 yi4 yu i yuueki / yueki ゆうえき |
useful; beneficial; profitable (noun or adjectival noun) beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive; (surname) Arimasu advantageous |
有義 有义 see styles |
yǒu yì you3 yi4 yu i ariyoshi ありよし |
(male given name) Ariyoshi meaningful |
友誼峰 友谊峰 see styles |
yǒu yì fēng you3 yi4 feng1 yu i feng |
Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains |
友誼縣 友谊县 see styles |
yǒu yì xiàn you3 yi4 xian4 yu i hsien |
Youyi county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
友誼賽 友谊赛 see styles |
yǒu yì sài you3 yi4 sai4 yu i sai |
friendly match; friendly competition |
引有義 引有义 see styles |
yǐn yǒu yì yin3 you3 yi4 yin yu i inugi |
meaningful |
後有意 后有意 see styles |
hòu yǒu yì hou4 you3 yi4 hou yu i gou i |
subsequently-existent [thinking] consciousness |
有意志 see styles |
yǒu yì zhì you3 yi4 zhi4 yu i chih |
conscious; having a will |
有意思 see styles |
yǒu yì si you3 yi4 si5 yu i ssu |
interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun |
有意義 有意义 see styles |
yǒu yì yì you3 yi4 yi4 yu i i yuuigi / yuigi ゆういぎ |
to make sense; to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant; worthwhile; important; interesting (adjectival noun) significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest |
有意識 有意识 see styles |
yǒu yì shí you3 yi4 shi2 yu i shih |
conscious |
有毅力 see styles |
yǒu yì lì you3 yi4 li4 yu i li |
persevering; unwavering |
有異熟 有异熟 see styles |
yǒu yì shóu you3 yi4 shou2 yu i shou uijuku |
having maturation |
有益處 有益处 see styles |
yǒu yì chu you3 yi4 chu5 yu i ch`u yu i chu |
beneficial |
無有異 无有异 see styles |
wú yǒu yì wu2 you3 yi4 wu yu i muui |
not having any differences |
相有異 相有异 see styles |
xiàng yǒu yì xiang4 you3 yi4 hsiang yu i sō ui |
difference in characteristics |
亦有亦無 亦有亦无 see styles |
yì yǒu yì wú yi4 you3 yi4 wu2 i yu i wu yakuu yakumu |
both existent and non-existent |
友誼商店 友谊商店 see styles |
yǒu yì shāng diàn you3 yi4 shang1 dian4 yu i shang tien |
Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts |
友誼萬歲 友谊万岁 see styles |
yǒu yì wàn suì you3 yi4 wan4 sui4 yu i wan sui |
see 友誼地久天長|友谊地久天长[You3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2] |
復有異門 复有异门 see styles |
fù yǒu yì mén fu4 you3 yi4 men2 fu yu i men fukuu imon |
there is also another interpretation |
有情有義 有情有义 see styles |
yǒu qíng yǒu yì you3 qing2 you3 yi4 yu ch`ing yu i yu ching yu i |
affectionate and true; loyal (idiom) |
有意無意 有意无意 see styles |
yǒu yì wú yì you3 yi4 wu2 yi4 yu i wu i |
intentionally or otherwise |
有益無益 有益无益 see styles |
yǒu yì wú yì you3 yi4 wu2 yi4 yu i wu i uyaku muyaku |
advantageous and disadvantageous |
沒有意思 没有意思 see styles |
méi yǒu yì si mei2 you3 yi4 si5 mei yu i ssu |
boring; of no interest |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Friendship | 友誼 友谊 | yuugi / yugi | yǒu yì / you3 yi4 / you yi / youyi | yu i / yui |
An Open Book Benefits Your Mind | 開卷有益 开卷有益 | kāi juàn yǒu yì kai1 juan4 you3 yi4 kai juan you yi kaijuanyouyi | k`ai chüan yu i kaichüanyui kai chüan yu i |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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