diào
shū
dài

idiom
derogatory

Meaning of 掉书袋

掉书袋 means to show off one's erudition; to be pedantic. Pronounced diào shū dài.

  • to show off one's erudition; to be pedantic

Definitions & Examples

shuō
huà
zǒng
shì
yǐn
jīng
diǎn
 
yǒu
diào
shū
dài
de
xián
 

He always quotes classics in his speech, which smacks of pedantic showing off.

Xiě
wén
zhāng
yào
tōng
dǒng
 
miǎn
diào
shū
dài
 

Popular science articles should be easy to understand and avoid pedantic displays of knowledge.

Zhè
wèi
jiào
shòu
jiǎng
zào
 
yīn
wèi
cóng
diào
shū
dài
 

This professor's lectures are not boring because he never shows off his learning.