erudite scholar; great learned person
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erudite scholar; great learned person
literaryA highly formal and literary term from Classical Chinese, often used to describe a scholar of profound and extensive learning. It is not used in everyday conversation.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
néng能
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
hóng鸿
rú儒
de的
rén人
shì是
jí极
shǎo少
de的
。
In ancient times, very few people could be called erudite scholars.
Zhè这
wèi位
xiān先
sheng生
xué学
guàn贯
zhōng中
xī西
，
shì是
dāng当
shì世
gōng公
rèn认
de的
hóng鸿
rú儒
。
This gentleman, proficient in both Chinese and Western learning, is a widely acknowledged erudite scholar of our time.
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Tán谈
xiào笑
yǒu有
hóng鸿
rú儒
，
wǎng往
lái来
wú无
bái白
dīng丁
。
In my conversations and laughter, there are erudite scholars; among my comings and goings, there are no commoners. (A famous line from 'An Account of My Humble Abode' by Liu Yuxi)