曲學阿世

Chinese

to bend; to distort
learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 
 to flatter world
trad. (曲學阿世) 曲 學 阿 世
simp. (曲学阿世) 曲 学 阿 世

Pronunciation

Verb

曲學阿世 (chengyu)

  1. (derogatory, of a scholar) to change one's opinion, theory or philosophy opportunistically

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (曲學阿世):
  • → Japanese: 曲学阿世(きょくがくあせい) (kyokugakuasei)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.