百無一用是書生

Chinese
be; yes; this scholar; intellectual; pedantic scholar
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

From a line in 雜感, a poem written by Qing dynasty poet Huang Jingren.

十有九人堪白眼，百無一用是書生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
十有九人堪白眼，百无一用是书生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 1768, 黃景仁, 雜感
Shí yǒu jiǔ rén kān báiyǎn, bǎiwúyīyòng shì shūshēng. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bǎiwúyīyòng shì shūshēng
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiwúyīyòng shì shūshēng [Phonetic: bǎiwúyíyòng shì shūshēng]
      • 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): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

百無一用是書生

  1. Scholars (intellectuals) are good for nothing.
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