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仰屋著书

yǎng wū zhù shū

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book

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Child Words of 仰屋著书

仰
yǎng

to face upward

屋
wū

(bound form) house

书
shū

book

仰屋
yǎng wū

to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)

著
zhù

to make known

著书
zhù shū

to write a book