腐儒
Chinese
decay; rotten | scholar; Confucian | ||
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trad. (腐儒) | 腐 | 儒 | |
simp. #(腐儒) | 腐 | 儒 |
Pronunciation
Noun
腐儒
- (derogatory, humble, or ironic) useless scholar; good-for-nothing intellectual
- 江漢思歸客,乾坤一腐儒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 8th century, Du Fu (杜甫), Jiang Han (《江漢》)
- Jiāng Hàn sīguīkè, qián kūn yīfǔrú. [Pinyin]
- Trapped between Jiang and Han with homebound heart
A worthless scholar amid all that is.
江汉思归客,乾坤一腐儒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (derogatory) an educated person, especially a Confucian, whose mind is stagnant and fossilised