<p>Main text:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>一日不讀書口中生荊棘</strong></p>
  
  <p><em>Thorns will grow in your mouth if you go one day without reading/studying.</em></p>
  
  <p>(하루라도 책을 읽지 않으면 입속에 가시가 돋는다)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The rest:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>庚戌三月 扵旅順獄中 大韓國人 安重根 書</p>
  
  <p>Third month of <strong>庚戌</strong> (1910), Imprisoned at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCshunkou_District" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Port Arthur</a>, (written by) Ahn Jung-Geun, Citizen of the Korean Empire.</p>
</blockquote>

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2018-08-10T03:54:19.140Z
@水巷孑蠻 「於」and「扵」are variants which have the same definition. I chose「扵」because it's closer to the shape seen on the calligraphy sample. Note how the author writes the「方」in「旅」right underneath - he did not write「方」in「扵」.
dROOOze
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2018-08-10T03:57:39.213Z
@水巷孑蠻 blown up image: http://cfile229.uf.daum.net/image/245FCF3856F6498C106AEF compare left side of「扵」and「旅」.
dROOOze
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2018-08-10T04:22:14.020Z
@droooze, ok, after comparing, it's my mistake. my improper comment would be deleted.  sorry 
水巷孑蠻
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2018-08-10T02:55:14.153Z
2018-08-10T04:26:17.260Z
2018-08-10T04:26:17.260Z
dROOOze
<p>这句话想表达的意思是：不读书就不会说话或说不出精彩的话。
类似于宋朝的名言“三日不读书，面目可憎” 。几天不读书，就感觉自己很很粗鄙。</p>

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2018-08-16T01:37:03.620Z
The question was "translate in English".
Vitaly Osipov
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2018-08-11T11:44:02.003Z
万恶的滑稽
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vDeYo.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vDeYo.jpg" alt=""></a></p>

<p>This was written by a relative of mine, Ahn Jung-Geun </p>

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2018-08-10T02:39:28.110Z
You're related to the guy who assassinated Itō Hirobumi? How fascinating!
dROOOze
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2018-08-10T03:12:04.830Z
it is a matter of converting image to text, once this is done enter text on web and get details concerning this famous quote
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Can someone translate this Chinese calligraphy into English?
# Can someone translate this Chinese calligraphy into English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-10)

[![](https://i.sstatic.net/vDeYo.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/vDeYo.jpg)

This was written by a relative of mine, Ahn Jung-Geun

**Tags:** translation, characters, character-identification

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You're related to the guy who assassinated Itō Hirobumi? How fascinating!  
> **username_2**: it is a matter of converting image to text, once this is done enter text on web and get details concerning this famous quote  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Main text:

> **一日不讀書口中生荊棘**
>
> *Thorns will grow in your mouth if you go one day without reading/studying.*
>
> (하루라도 책을 읽지 않으면 입속에 가시가 돋는다)

The rest:

> 庚戌三月 扵旅順獄中 大韓國人 安重根 書
>
> Third month of **庚戌** (1910), Imprisoned at [Port Arthur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCshunkou_District), (written by) Ahn Jung-Geun, Citizen of the Korean Empire.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @username_3 「於」and「扵」are variants which have the same definition. I chose「扵」because it's closer to the shape seen on the calligraphy sample. Note how the author writes the「方」in「旅」right underneath - he did not write「方」in「扵」.  
> **username_1**: @username_3 blown up image: http://cfile229.uf.daum.net/image/245FCF3856F6498C106AEF compare left side of「扵」and「旅」.  
> **username_3**: @droooze, ok, after comparing, it's my mistake. my improper comment would be deleted.  sorry   

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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-08-11. Score: -2

这句话想表达的意思是：不读书就不会说话或说不出精彩的话。
类似于宋朝的名言“三日不读书，面目可憎” 。几天不读书，就感觉自己很很粗鄙。

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: The question was "translate in English".  

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