bumpkin; vulgar person; rustic lout
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country bumpkin; vulgar and uncultured person; rustic lout
archaicAn idiom, often used in classical or literary contexts to describe someone lacking refinement or sophistication, typically from a rural background. It carries a slightly derogatory and archaic tone.
Tā他
suī虽
chū出
shēn身
míng名
mén门
，
yán言
tán谈
jǔ举
zhǐ止
què却
xiàng像
gè个
cūn村
fū夫
sú俗
zǐ子
。
Although he comes from a noble family, his speech and behavior are like those of a vulgar bumpkin.
Cǐ此
děng等
gāo高
yǎ雅
zhī之
lùn论
，
qǐ岂
shì是
nà那
xiē些
cūn村
fū夫
sú俗
zǐ子
néng能
lǐ理
jiě解
de的
？
How could such refined discourse be understood by those rustic louts?
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Zài在
wén文
rén人
yǎ雅
shì士
yǎn眼
zhōng中
，
tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
gè个
bù不
shí识
zì字
de的
cūn村
fū夫
sú俗
zǐ子
。
In the eyes of scholars and refined gentlemen, he was merely an illiterate bumpkin.