穷酸 (qióng suān) — poor and pedantic, often with a jealous or bitter attitude (describing an impoverished intellectual)
Definition
A negative adjective for someone who is poor, pedantic, and acts superior or bitter about it — a mocking label for a pretentious nobody, not just a neutral 'poor'. Often used with 样子.
adjective
poor and pedanticoften with a jealous or bitter attitude (describing an impoverished intellectual)
Examples
- 穷酸。Nà ge qióng suān xiù cai zǒng shì kàn bù qǐ bié rén.That poor pedantic scholar always looks down on others.
- 穷酸，。Tā yí fù qióng suān yàng, hái jiǎ zhuāng hěn yǒu xué wèn.He puts on a poor and pedantic air, pretending to be very learned.
- 穷酸。Bié zài bǎi chū nà fù qióng suān yàng zi le.Don't put on that poor and pedantic look anymore.
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