pedantic scholar; hidebound Confucian
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
pedantic scholar; rigid and impractical intellectual
archaicA derogatory term for a scholar who is overly attached to bookish knowledge and rigid doctrines, lacking practical understanding and flexibility. Often used in historical or critical contexts.
Tā他
sī思
xiǎng想
jiǎng僵
huà化
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
ge个
lǎo老
fǔ腐
rú儒
。
His thinking is rigid; he's practically an old pedantic scholar.
Nà那
xiē些
fǔ腐
rú儒
zhǐ只
zhī知
kōng空
tán谈
jīng经
diǎn典
，
bù不
dǒng懂
biàn变
tōng通
。
Those hidebound scholars only know how to idly discuss the classics and do not understand adaptability.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yū迂
fǔ腐
de的
lùn论
diào调
，
wán完
quán全
shì是
fǔ腐
rú儒
zhī之
jiàn见
。
This pedantic argument is entirely the view of a rigid scholar.
Yào要
gǎi改
gé革
，
jiù就
yào要
dǎ打
pò破
fǔ腐
rú儒
men们
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
shù束
fù缚
。
To carry out reforms, we must break free from the ideological constraints of the pedantic scholars.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
fǔ腐
rú儒
，
tā他
men们
zǔ阻
ài碍
le了
shè社
huì会
de的
jìn进
bù步
。
There were many pedantic scholars in history who hindered social progress.