孺子可教
rú​zǐ​kě​jiào

teachable youth

  • created sense approved 孺子可教 · rú​zǐ​kě​jiào · teachable youth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    孺子可教

    rú​zǐ​kě​jiào

    teachable youth

    (idiom) this young person is worth teaching; used to praise a youngster who shows great potential or is receptive to guidance

    rú​zǐ​kě​jiāo

    孺子 (literal) → 孺子 · rú​zǐ · child 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · to instruct

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense