秀才的手巾，包书秀才的手巾，包書秀才的手巾，包書

a scholar's handkerchief: wraps books

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says someone is sure to lose or fail. Humorous.
Wordplay: 书 (shū, 'books') puns with 输 (shū, 'lose'), so 'wraps books' sounds like 'is bound to lose'.

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Simplified: 秀才的手巾，包书
Traditional (Taiwan): 秀才的手巾，包書
Pinyin: xiùcai de shǒujīn, bāo shū
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄘㄞ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣ，ㄅㄠㄕㄨ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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