书呆子 — “Book blockhead”
书呆子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is excessively studious but lacks practical knowledge, common sense, or social skills; an impractical intellectual or pedant”. Literally, “Book blockhead”.
书呆子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 书
- shū书bù不jìn尽yì意writing cannot fully express meaning
- shū书bù不jìn尽yán言Words cannot fully express meaning
- shū书bù不shì释shǒu手unable to put a book down
- shū书jiàn剑piāo飘líng零Wandering far from home with books and sword
- shū书tóng同wén文，，chē车tóng同guǐ轨unify and standardize systems
- shū书náng囊wú无dǐ底books and knowledge are inexhaustible
- shū书shēng声lǎng朗lǎng朗clear and resonant sound of reading
- shū书shēng声láng琅láng琅sound of reading aloud, clear and resonant
- shū书fù富wǔ五chē车Extremely learned from extensive reading
- shū书shēng生zhī之jiàn见impractical scholar's view
- shū书huà画mǎo卯yǒu酉clock in and out
- shū书kōng空duō咄duō咄utterly bewildered and astonished
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What does 书呆子 mean?
书呆子 (shū dāi zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who is excessively studious but lacks practical knowledge, common sense, or social skills; an impractical intellectual or pedant”.
How do you pronounce 书呆子?
书呆子 is pronounced shū dāi zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 书呆子 literally mean?
Literally, 书呆子 means “Book blockhead”. It is used to mean “a person who is excessively studious but lacks practical knowledge, common sense, or social skills; an impractical intellectual or pedant”.
What is the Chinese definition of 书呆子?
指只知读书而缺乏实际知识的人