Definition
穷酸 describes a person, usually a poor scholar or intellectual, who is pedantic and often jealous of others' success. It carries a negative, contemptuous tone, implying the person is both impoverished and overly concerned with trivial knowledge while being sour about their situation.
s.v.
poor and pedanticoften with a jealous or bitter attitude (describing an impoverished intellectual)
Examples
- 穷酸。Nà ge qióng suān xiùcái zǒngshì kàn bù qǐ biérén.That poor pedantic scholar always looks down on others.
- 穷酸，。Tā yí fù qióng suān yàng, hái jiǎzhuāng hěn yǒu xuéwèn.He puts on a poor and pedantic air, pretending to be very learned.
- 穷酸。Bié zài bǎi chū nà fù qióng suān yàngzi le.Don't put on that poor and pedantic look anymore.
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