你是不是读书读傻了
“Have you gone insane after studying too hard?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那你就跟爸妈说
“Then tell Dad and Mom.”
你 是不是 读书读傻了
“Have you gone insane after studying too hard?”
阿盛
“Sheng,”
“You are completely out of touch with reality; that will never work.”
Chinese pragmatism often draws a sharp line between theoretical book knowledge and pragmatic survival skills, criticizing scholars who lack worldly savvy.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
book-smart but street-stupid; overly educated to the point of lacking common sense
A vivid colloquial phrase used to mock someone whose bookish ideals fail in messy practical realities.
Marks a resulting state and reinforces the speaker's exasperation.