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博覽强記

박람강기

bó lǎn qiáng jì

Ba-ram-gang-gi

넓을 박

볼 람

강할 강

기록할 기

Character by character

Meaning

Reads widely and remembers well.

Origin

A standing phrase in Chinese histories for someone of broad learning and strong memory.

How it is used

Praise for someone who can pull up what they have read.

Hanja博覽强記
Simplified博览强记
Korean reading박람강기
Pinyinbó lǎn qiáng jì

Frequently asked questions

Q. What does Ba-ram-gang-gi mean?

博覽强記 · Reads widely and remembers well.

Q. Where does Ba-ram-gang-gi come from?

A standing phrase in Chinese histories for someone of broad learning and strong memory.

Q. How is Ba-ram-gang-gi used?

Praise for someone who can pull up what they have read.

Idioms in the same group

The idioms used in Korea mix phrases from the Chinese classics with ones coined in Korea. Where an expression is not used in China, the entry says so.