Scholars and writers; literary people.

literary and refined scholars; people with high literary tastes and elegant manners

School of painting practiced by traditional Chinese scholars and amateur artist-officials, typically emphasizing personal expression and brushwork over literal representation; first coined by [[董其昌|董其昌|dong3 qi2 chang1]] and tracing its roots to [[王维|王維|wang2 wei2]]

scholars or writers tend to disparage or look down on one another; often cited as an age-old habit or phenomenon

scholars and men of letters; the intelligentsia

a person who is polished and elegant in manner or speech