百無一用是書生
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Chinese[edit]
be; yes; this | scholar; intellectual; pedantic scholar | |||
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trad. (百無一用是書生) | 百無一用 | 是 | 書生 | |
simp. (百无一用是书生) | 百无一用 | 是 | 书生 |
Etymology[edit]
From a line in 雜感, a poem written by Qing dynasty poet Huang Jingren.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiwúyiyòng shìh shusheng
- Wade–Giles: pai3-wu2-i1-yung4 shih4 shu1-shêng1
- Yale: bǎi-wú-yī-yùng shr̀ shū-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baewuiyonq shyh shusheng
- Palladius: байуиюн ши шушэн (bajuijun ši šušɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb[edit]
百無一用是書生