白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. still wet behind the ears

CHARACTERS

白 bái
HSK 2
white; pure, unblemished; bright
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
書 shū book, letter, document; writings
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth