







秀才不出门,能知天下事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a learned person can be aware of the world's events and developments without leaving their home, typically through reading, communication, or modern information technology”. Literally, “A scholar doesn't step out of his door, yet knows all events under heaven”.

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Open the tool →秀才不出门,能知天下事 (xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a learned person can be aware of the world's events and developments without leaving their home, typically through reading, communication, or modern information technology”.
秀才不出门,能知天下事 is pronounced xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 秀才不出门,能知天下事 means “a scholar doesn't step out of his door, yet knows all events under heaven”. It is used to mean “a learned person can be aware of the world's events and developments without leaving their home, typically through reading, communication, or modern information technology”.
秀才:指儒生。指有知识的人待在家里,也能知晓天下的事情