an inexperienced youth

an inexperienced youth

The white faced scholar is a Chinese idiom, and its pronunciation is B á IMI à NR ú sh à ng, meaning as white faced scholar.

interpretation

I'm just a white faced scholar. Refers to only know how to read, little experience, shallow knowledge of the reader. Sometimes derogatory. It also refers to scholars.

source

In Zizhitongjian, the 12th year of the Taiyuan reign of emperor Xiaowu of the Jin Dynasty, it is said that "the disciples of Wenxian are all white faced Confucians. They are a group of Wuhe. They rely on the long river to consolidate themselves. If the army helps the river, they will look forward to the flag shaking and not waiting for war."