秀才不出門，能知天下事

Chinese
licentiate not; no to go out; outside
 
ability; can; may
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
 to know; to be aware
 
under heaven; the world; everything under the sky
under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven
 
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
trad. (秀才不出門，能知天下事) 秀才 不 出門 ， 能 知 天下 事
simp. (秀才不出门，能知天下事) 秀才 不 出门 ， 能 知 天下 事

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: xiùcái bù chūmén, néng zhī tiānxià shì
      • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ , ㄋㄥˊ ㄓ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: siòucái bù chumén, néng jhih tiansià shìh
      • Wade–Giles: hsiu4-tsʻai2 pu4 chʻu1-mên2, nêng2 chih1 tʻien1-hsia4 shih4
      • Yale: syòu-tsái bù chū-mén-, néng jr̄ tyān-syà shr̀
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowtsair bu chumen, neng jy tianshiah shyh
      • Palladius: сюцай бу чумэнь, нэн чжи тянься ши (sjucaj bu čumɛnʹ, nɛn čži tjanʹsja ši)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mən³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Proverb

秀才不出門，能知天下事

  1. Even if a (true) scholar never leaves his house, he can know about everything under the heavens (if he reads and studies enough).

Synonyms
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