秀
才
不
出
门
，
能
知
天
下
事
x
i
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c
a
i
b
ù
c
h
ū
m
é
n
,
n
é
n
g
z
h
ī
t
i
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n
x
i
à
s
h
ì
Definitions
1. a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
Components
秀才
xiù cai
–
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
不出
bù chū
–
within
门
Mén
–
surname Men
能
Néng
–
surname Neng
知
zhī
–
to know
天下事
tiān xià shì
–
world affairs