書生

書生

1. scholar; intellectual

   • 這位書生膽子很大，總是想見見鬼的樣子，卻都沒見到。 [MSC, trad.]
     这位书生胆子很大，总是想见见鬼的样子，却都没见到。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020, 《懺悔要在活著的時候才有用》 (translated based on the English version of the article)

     Zhèwèi shūshēng dǎnzi hěn dà, zǒngshì xiǎng jiàn jian guǐ de yàngzi, què dōu méi jiàndào. [Pinyin]

     There was a [very brave] scholar, who had always wanted to see a ghost but never had.

2. pedantic scholar

• (scholar):

書(しょ)生(せい) • (shosei) 

1. (Meiji and Taishō period) student
2. (later) a student who helps with housework in exchange for lodging

• The modern term for a student is 学生 or 生徒.