- lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- still wet behind the ears
Characters
- 白 (白): surname Bai
- 面 (面): face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- 书 (書): abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- 生 (生): to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
Resources
- Wiktionary: 白面书生
- MDBG: 白面书生
- Examples with 白面书生 on Tatoeba
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