秀才造反，三年不成

Chinese

licentiate
to rebel; to rise up in rebellion; to revolt
to rebel; to rise up in rebellion; to revolt; to muck about; to run wild; to horse around
 
 three year to not form; to not constitute; unsuccessful
trad. (秀才造反，三年不成) 秀才 造反 ， 三 年 不成
simp. #(秀才造反，三年不成) 秀才 造反 ， 三 年 不成
Literally: “a intellectual rebels — takes 3 years to fail”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiùcái zàofǎn, sānnián bùchéng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄢˇ , ㄙㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xiùcái zàofǎn, sānnián bùchéng
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄢˇ , ㄙㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: siòucái zàofǎn, sannián bùchéng
      • Wade–Giles: hsiu4-tsʻai2 tsao4-fan3, san1-nien2 pu4-chʻêng2
      • Yale: syòu-tsái dzàu-fǎn-, sān-nyán bù-chéng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowtsair tzawfaan, sannian bucherng
      • Palladius: сюцай цзаофань, саньнянь бучэн (sjucaj czaofanʹ, sanʹnjanʹ bučɛn)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Idiom

秀才造反，三年不成

  1. intellectuals, being disconnected from practical realities, cannot accomplish things

Synonyms

  • 秀才造反，十年不成
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