pretentious self-styled literati
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
pretentious self-styled scholar
derogatoryA sarcastic term describing people who boast about their literary or artistic tastes to show off, but are actually shallow and uninteresting.
Tā他
zhěng整
rì日
yín吟
shī诗
zuò作
huà画
，
shí实
zé则
xiōng胸
wú无
diǎn点
mò墨
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
gè个
dǒu斗
fāng方
míng名
shì士
。
He spends all day composing poems and painting, but in reality is unlearned; he's just a pretentious self-styled scholar.
Nà那
chǎng场
jù聚
huì会
shàng上
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
fù附
yōng庸
fēng风
yǎ雅
de的
dǒu斗
fāng方
míng名
shì士
。
That party was packed with pretentious poseurs aping the literati.
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Bié别
tīng听
tā他
gāo高
tán谈
kuò阔
lùn论
，
tā他
jiù就
shì是
gè个
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
dǒu斗
fāng方
míng名
shì士
。
Don't listen to his high-sounding talk; he's a typical pretentious pedant.