书呆子

Traditional: 書呆子

shū dāi zi

Dictionary entry

bookworm

What does 书呆子 mean?

书呆子 (shū dāi zi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1bookworm

2pedant

3bookish fool

Character breakdown

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书Shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]呆dāifoolish; stupid · expressionless; blank 子zǐson · child

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书呆子

shū dāi zi

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