白面书生 in English bai2 mian4 shu1 sheng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) pale-faced scholar (idiomatic expression); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  • still wet behind the ears

Simplified Characters

白 面 书 生

Traditional Characters

白 面 書 生

Pinyin

bai2 mian4 shu1 sheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

白bai2surname Bai 面mian4face 书shu1abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] 生sheng1to be born