poor and pedantic; shabby
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
poor and pedantic; shabby and miserly
derogatoryOriginally used to mock poor scholars (文人). Carries a derogatory connotation implying both poverty and excessive, pretentious adherence to scholarly mannerisms.
Tā他
nà那
yī一
fù副
qióng穷
suān酸
xiàng相
，
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
shòu受
bu不
liǎo了
。
That pedantic, poverty-stricken look of his is truly unbearable.
Qióng穷
suān酸
xiù秀
cai才
，
bǎi百
wú无
yī一
yòng用
。
A poor, pedantic scholar is good for nothing.
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Nǐ你
bié别
nà那
me么
qióng穷
suān酸
，
dà大
fang方
yī一
diǎn点
hǎo好
bu不
hǎo好
？
Don't be so stingy and pedantic—be a little more generous, okay?
Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
fěng讽
cì刺
le了
nà那
xiē些
qióng穷
suān酸
wén文
rén人
de的
xū虚
wěi伪
。
This work satirizes the hypocrisy of those poor, pedantic literati.