孺子 (rú zǐ) — child, youngster (literary, used in fixed expressions)

Definição

Exemplos

• 古语说“孺子可教”，意思是对年轻人有信心。
  Gǔ yǔ shuō "rú zǐ kě jiào", yì si shì duì nián qīng rén yǒu xìn xīn.
  The old saying 'the child is worth teaching' means having confidence in young people.
• 他虽年幼，却颇有孺子之风。
  Tā suī nián yòu, què pō yǒu rú zǐ zhī fēng.
  Although he is young, he already has the style of a promising child (literary).
• 孺子不可教也，劝了也没用。
  rú zǐ Bù kě jiào yě, quàn le yě méi yòng.
  The child is not worth teaching; persuasion is useless (classical phrase).