斯文掃地
sī​wén​sǎo​dì

to destroy traditional culture

  • created sense approved 斯文扫地/斯文掃地 · sī​wén​sǎo​dì · to destroy traditional culture — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    斯文扫地 / 斯文掃地

    sī​wén​sǎo​dì

    to destroy traditional culture

    Referring to the complete destruction of ritual, music, or cultural systems

    斯文 (literal) → 斯文 · sī​wén · literati 扫地 (literal) → 扫地/掃地 · sǎo​dì · to be ruined

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 斯文扫地/斯文掃地 · sī​wén​sǎo​dì · to disgrace one's scholarly dignity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    斯文扫地 / 斯文掃地

    sī​wén​sǎo​dì

    to disgrace one's scholarly dignity

    Describing scholars or cultural figures behaving in a shameful way that disgraces their reputation or morality; to be utterly discredited

    斯文 (literal) → 斯文 · sī​wén · refined 扫地 (literal) → 扫地/掃地 · sǎo​dì · to be ruined

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

    created sense