穷酸
qióng​suān

impoverished

  • created sense approved 穷酸/窮酸 · qióng​suān · impoverished

    穷酸 / 窮酸

    qióng​suān

    impoverished

    describing a scholar or person as poor, shabby, and overly pedantic

    他虽然家境贫寒，却最讨厌别人说他一副穷酸样。

    adjective

    created sense

  • created sense approved 穷酸/窮酸 · qióng​suān · pedant

    穷酸 / 窮酸

    qióng​suān

    pedant

    an impoverished person, typically a scholar, who maintains a pedantic or pretentious air

    那个老穷酸整天就知道钻研那些没人看的古籍。

    noun

    created sense