书呆子经商，老本儿赔光書呆子經商，老本兒賠光書呆子經商，老本兒賠光

a bookworm goes into business and loses all his capital

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone who follows theory rigidly and ignores practice will fail in business. Mocking.

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Simplified: 书呆子经商，老本儿赔光
Traditional (Taiwan): 書呆子經商，老本兒賠光
Pinyin: shūdāizi jīngshāng, lǎoběnr péi guāng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄉㄞ ˙ㄗㄐㄧㄥㄕㄤ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇㄦㄆㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄤ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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