秀才遇到兵

Chinese

xiucai, a person who had passed imperial examination at the county level, which was held on a yearly basis from 605 until 1905 meet with
 
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
 
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
simp. and trad.
(秀才遇到兵)		 秀才 遇 到 兵

Etymology

First half of the phrase:

秀才遇到兵——有理說不清 [MSC, trad.]
秀才遇到兵——有理说不清 [MSC, simp.]
xiùcái yùdào bīng — yǒulǐ shuō bùqīng [Pinyin]
A scholar meets a foot soldier ― cannot use reason with him.

Pronunciation

Idiom

秀才遇到兵

  1. (xiehouyu) like talking to a brick wall
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