文人相輕
wén​rén​xiāng​qīng

scholars scorn each other

  • created sense approved 文人相轻/文人相輕 · wén​rén​xiāng​qīng · scholars scorn each other — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    文人相轻 / 文人相輕

    wén​rén​xiāng​qīng

    scholars scorn each other

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

    文人 (literal) → 文人 · wén​rén · man of letters 相轻 (literal) → 相轻/相輕 · xiāng​qīng · to hold each other in low regard

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