虚伪的文人
“Hypocritical scholar.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Mr. Du, you can't just watch her die!”
虚伪的文人
“Hypocritical scholar.”
杜兄骂得好
“Well said, Mr. Du.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In traditional Chinese literary tropes, educated elites are frequently stereotyped as hypocritical scholars who talk of high virtue while acting purely out of self-interest.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hypocritical; false
Use this adjective to condemn two-faced behavior or feigned righteousness.
scholar; literati; intellectual
Refers to traditional scholars or bookish intellectuals, sometimes used pejoratively to imply impracticality or pretension.