腐ふ儒じゅ

noun

pedant; worthless scholar

A derogatory term for a scholar who is rigidly attached to outdated or impractical ideas, lacking real-world wisdom. Often used in literary or critical contexts.

• 彼かれはただの腐ふ儒じゅに過すぎず、現げん実じつの問もん題だいには何なんの役やくにも立たたない。

  He is nothing but a pedant, useless for real-world problems.