child; young boy (literary)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
child; young boy; infant
literaryLiterary term for a child, often used in classical texts or formal contexts. Frequently appears in set phrases such as '黄口孺子' (a mere child) and '孺子可教' (the child is worth teaching).
Huáng黄
kǒu口
rú孺
zǐ子
，
ān安
gǎn敢
zài在
cǐ此
ráo饶
shé舌
！
A mere child dares to babble here!
Rú孺
zǐ子
kě可
jiāo教
yě也
。
This young man is worth teaching (has potential).
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Tā他
suī虽
nián年
yòu幼
，
què却
fēi非
wú无
zhī知
rú孺
zǐ子
。
Though young in age, he is not an ignorant child.