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曲
學
阿
世
[-
学
--]
Jyutping
kuk1 hok6 aa3 sai3
Pinyin
qū xué ē shì
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, derogatory, of a scholar
to change one's opinion, theory or philosophy opportunistically
曲
學
阿
世
[-
学
--]
Jyutping
kuk1 hok6 o1 sai3
Pinyin
qǔ xué ā shì
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
特登歪曲學識或者學術,嚟取悦世人
to twist one's learning around in order to flatter the age
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
曲学阿世
曲學阿世
kuk1 hok6 o1 sai3
to twist one's learning around in order to flatter the age