名詞
讀得多書、學識豐富嘅人;有文化素養、對文學有充足認識嘅人(量詞:個) scholar; literati, man of letters, people having sufficient knowledge towards literature and cultural practices
文人相輕
文人相轻
man4 jan4 soeng1 hing1 literates tend to scorn each other
文人多大話
文人多大话
man4 jan4 do1 daai6 waa6 a man of letters often has many ways to tell a lie
文人雅士
文人雅士
man4 jun4 ngaa5 si6 person who is proficient in literature and excellent in conduct
你只係一個文人,點打得贏一個拎刀嘅賊呀?
你只系一个文人,点打得赢一个拎刀嘅贼呀?
nei5 zi2 hai6 jat1 go3 man4 jan4, dim2 daa2 dak1 jeng4 jat1 go3 ling1 dou1 ge3 caak2 aa3? You're only a scholar, how can you win a fight against a thief who's holding a knife?
Once you say that you're a member of the literati, that you're a writer or artist, someone will look at your face and think: Isn't this person a naturalist? Isn't this person a socialist?