bái
miàn
shū
shēng

idiom

Meaning of 白面书生

白面书生 means young scholar; inexperienced intellectual; pale-faced scholar (often derogatory or joking). Pronounced bái miàn shū shēng.

  • young scholar; inexperienced intellectual
  • pale-faced scholar (often derogatory or joking)

Definitions & Examples

suī
rán
shì
bái
miàn
shū
shēng
 
dàn
tán
shǐ
lái
tāo
tāo
jué
 

Although he's a young scholar, he talks about history eloquently and at length.

Gōng
yào
shí
gàn
jiā
 
yào
zhǐ
huì
zhǐ
shàng
tán
bīng
de
bái
miàn
shū
shēng
 

The company needs doers, not young scholars who can only discuss theories on paper.