秀才遇到兵——有理說不清

Chinese
xiucai; licentiate
 
to come across; to encounter; to have; to meet with; to run into; to find
 
soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
 to be reasonable; to be rational; rational to speak; to say; persuade (politically) not; no
 
clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (秀才遇到兵——有理說不清) 秀才 遇到 兵 —— 有理 說 不 清
simp. (秀才遇到兵——有理说不清) 秀才 遇到 兵 —— 有理 说 不 清
Literally: “A scholar meets a foot soldier ― cannot use reason with him.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiùcái yùdào bīng, yǒulǐ shuōbùqīng
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥ, ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: xiùcái yùdào bīng, yǒulǐ shuōbùqīng [Phonetic: xiùcáiyùdàobīng,yóulǐshuōbùqīng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥ, ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowtsair yiwdaw bing, yeoulii shuobuhbu
      • Tongyong Pinyin: siòucái yùdào bing, yǒulǐ shuobùcing
      • IPA (key): /ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ piŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂwɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

秀才遇到兵——有理說不清

  1. (xiehouyu) like talking to a wall
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