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文人相轻
wén​rén​xiāng​qīng

scholars scorn each other

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 文人 wén​rén
    man of letters
    A person engaged in literary pursuits, or an intellectual; literati
  2. 相轻 相輕 xiāng​qīng
    to hold each other in low regard
    To look down on one another or treat each other with contempt; often used in the phrase 文人相轻 wén​rén​xiāng​qīng to describe how writers or intellectuals tend to belittle each other.