白面書生

Chinese

		pale face	scholar; intellectual; pedantic scholar
trad. (白面書生)		白面	書生
simp. (白面书生)		白面	书生
Literally: “pale-faced scholar”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báimiàn shūshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ min⁶ syu¹ sang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báimiàn shūshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmiann shusheng
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ min⁶ syu¹ sang¹
  - Yale: baahk mihn syū sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ min⁶ sy¹ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ min⁶ xu¹ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² miːn²² ɕyː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

白面書生

young scholar who is well-versed in academic theories but lacks real-life experience; young and inexperienced person without practical experience

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