juéxué

绝学

Word · NounTraditional絕學

lost knowledge; consummate and unique scholarship

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

a branch of learning that has been lost; lost knowledge

literary

Refers to an academic discipline or body of knowledge that has ceased to be transmitted or practiced.

Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
zhì致
lì力
yú于
huī恢
fù复
gǔ古
dài代
de的
jué绝
xué学
 。

This professor is dedicated to reviving the lost knowledge of ancient times.

Nà那
xiē些
jì技
yì艺
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
chéng成
jué绝
xué学
 。

Those skills have now become a lost art.

2.

noun

consummate and unique scholarship; masterful and original learning

literary

Refers to profound, deep, and exceptionally insightful knowledge or scholarship that is rarely matched.

Tā他
de的
yán研
jiū究
kān堪
chēng称
jué绝
xué学
 ，
xiǎn鲜
yǒu有
rén人
néng能
jí及
 。

His research can be called consummate scholarship, few can match it.

Zhè这
wèi位
dà大
shī师
jì继
chéng承
le了
qí其
shī师
de的
jué绝
xué学
 。

This master inherited the profound and unique learning of his teacher.

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Chéng成
yǔ语
 '
gāo高
cái才
jué绝
xué学
 '
xíng形
róng容
cái才
néng能
gāo高
chāo超
 ，
xué学
shí识
yuān渊
bó博
 。

The idiom 'gāo cái jué xué' describes exceptional talent and profound learning.