捏酸
niē​suān

to pretend to be a scholar

  • created sense approved 捏酸 · niē​suān · to pretend to be a scholar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捏酸

    niē​suān

    to pretend to be a scholar

    to put on scholarly airs or pretend to be more proper and upright than one actually is

    捏, 酸

    捏 (literal) → 捏 · niē · to fabricate 酸 (literal) → 酸 · suān · pedantic

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