书生气

书生气

Literally means:

scholars' style

Actually means:

bookishness

书生 refers to an intellectual or a scholar.

The phrase refers to the style or characteristics of an in tellectual or a scholar. It often indicates integrity, kindness, unsophistication, diligence and conscien tiousness, but meanwhile it implies that the person is unable to understand the complicated society and interpersonal relations, and is thus unsophisticated, gullible and easy to offend others without realizing it.

书生，读书人。

书生气，读书人的习性。多指一方面为人正直诚实，善良单纯，努力工作，十分严谨；另一方面不了解复杂的社会和人际关系，不精明老练，容易上当和得罪人。