chǔ​shì

reclusive scholar

  • created reference approved 处士/處士 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    处士 / 處士 chǔ​shì

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 处士/處士 → 处子/處子 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    处士 / 處士 chǔ​shì

    处子 / 處子 chǔ​zǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 处士/處士 · chǔ​shì · reclusive scholar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    处士 / 處士

    chǔ​shì

    reclusive scholar

    In ancient China, a scholar of high character and talent who lived in seclusion and refused to serve as an official; more generally, a scholar who has never held a government post.

    处 (literal) → 处/處 · chǔ · staying at home 士 (literal) → 士 · shì · scholar

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense