Chinese
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book; letter |
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
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trad. (書生)
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書
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生
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simp. (书生)
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书
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生
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Noun
書生
- scholar; intellectual
- pedantic scholar
Derived terms
- 一介書生／一介书生
- 文弱書生／文弱书生
- 書生之見／书生之见
- 書生氣／书生气
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- 牛角書生／牛角书生
- 白面書生／白面书生
- 百無一用是書生／百无一用是书生
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Japanese
Noun
書生 (hiragana しょせい, romaji shosei)
- (Meiji and Taishō period) student
- (later) a student who helps with housework in exchange for lodging
Usage notes
- The modern term for a student is 学生 or 生徒.