poor scholar (derogatory)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
poor scholar; impoverished pedant
derogatoryArchaic term with a contemptuous connotation, referring to an impoverished scholar or one who maintains scholarly pretensions despite poverty. Also written as 穷醋大.
Tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
gè个
qióng穷
cuò措
dà大
，
què却
zǒng总
ài爱
fù附
yōng庸
fēng风
yǎ雅
。
He is nothing but a poor scholar, yet he always loves to pretend to be cultured.
Nà那
xiē些
qióng穷
cuò措
dà大
lián连
zì自
jǐ己
de的
dù肚
zi子
dōu都
tián填
bù不
bǎo饱
，
hái还
zhěng整
tiān天
tán谈
lùn论
shī诗
cí词
gē歌
fù赋
。
Those impoverished scholars can't even fill their own stomachs, yet they talk about poetry all day long.
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Qióng穷
cuò措
dà大
yě也
yǒu有
qióng穷
cuò措
dà大
de的
gǔ骨
qì气
，
cóng从
bù不
xiàng向
quán权
guì贵
dī低
tóu头
。
Even a poor scholar has his pride and never bows to the powerful.