掉書袋
Chinese
to drop; to fall | sack for holding books and documents; quotes from old texts | ||
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trad. (掉書袋) | 掉 | 書袋 | |
simp. (掉书袋) | 掉 | 书袋 |
Pronunciation
Verb
掉書袋
- to excessively quote classical texts to show off one's knowledge; to act pedantically
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 拋書包/抛书包