掉書袋

Chinese

to drop; to fall sack for holding books and documents; quotes from old texts
trad. (掉書袋) 掉 書袋
simp. (掉书袋) 掉 书袋
alternative forms 調書袋／调书袋

Pronunciation

Verb

掉書袋

  1. to excessively quote classical texts to show off one's knowledge; to act pedantically

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 掉書袋 (“to excessively quote classical texts to show off one's knowledge”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 掉書袋
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 掉書袋
Cantonese Guangzhou 丟書包, 曬書櫃 dated
Hong Kong 拋書包
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