秀才不出門，能知天下事

Chinese

xiucai, a person who had passed imperial examination at the county level, which was held on a yearly basis from 605 until 1905 not; no to go out; to go on a journey; to leave home
 
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
 to know; to be aware
 
under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven
 
matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (秀才不出門，能知天下事) 秀才 不 出門 ， 能 知 天下 事
simp. (秀才不出门，能知天下事) 秀才 不 出门 ， 能 知 天下 事

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiùcái bù chūmén, néng zhī tiānxià shì
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ, ㄋㄥˊ ㄓ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: xiùcái bù chūmén, néng zhī tiānxià shì
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ, ㄋㄥˊ ㄓ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowtsair bu4 chumen, neng jy tianshiah shyh
      • IPA (key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mən³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Proverb

秀才不出門，能知天下事

  1. Even if a (true) scholar never leaves his house, he can know about everything under the heavens (if he reads and studies enough).
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