腐儒

Chinese

		decay; rotten	scholar; Confucian
trad. (腐儒)		腐	儒
simp. ^#(腐儒)		腐	儒

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.]
  江汉思归客，乾坤一腐儒。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  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.
(derogatory) an educated person, especially a Confucian, whose mind is stagnant and fossilised

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