俗ぞく儒じゅ

noun

mediocre scholar; pedant

A derogatory term for a scholar who lacks true understanding, often used in classical or literary contexts. Rare in modern conversation.

• 彼かれは俗ぞく儒じゅに過すぎず、深ふかい学がく識しきはない。

  He is nothing more than a mediocre scholar, lacking profound learning.