created reference approved 掉书袋/掉書袋 → 咬文嚼字 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掉书袋 / 掉書袋 diàoshūdài
咬文嚼字 yǎowénjiáozì
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 掉书袋/掉書袋 · diàoshūdài · to show off erudition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掉书袋 / 掉書袋
diàoshūdài
to show off erudition
To show off one's learning or erudition, specifically by excessively quoting classics or using academic jargon in one's writing or speech
掉, 书袋
掉 (literal) → 掉 · diào · to show off 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · book 袋 (literal) → 袋 · dài · bag
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 掉书袋/掉書袋 · diàoshūdài · erudite show-off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
掉书袋 / 掉書袋
diàoshūdài
erudite show-off
Person who likes to show off their learning by constantly quoting classics
掉 (literal) → 掉 · diào · to show off 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · book 袋 (literal) → 袋 · dài · bag
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition