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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiùcái zàofǎn, sānnián bùchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄢˇ , ㄙㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ

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• 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