儒雅

儒雅

1. (literary) erudite; learned; well-educated

   • 吉凶之書，伐經典之義；工伎之說，凌儒雅之論。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吉凶之书，伐经典之义；工伎之说，凌儒雅之论。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

     Jíxiōng zhī shū, fá jīngdiǎn zhī yì; gōngjì zhī shuō, líng rúyǎ zhī lùn. [Pinyin]

     Divination books attack the Canons' good sense,
     And sorcerers talk over learned discourses.

2. (literary) scholarly and elegant; refined and poised

   • 搖落深知宋玉悲，風流儒雅亦吾師。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     摇落深知宋玉悲，风流儒雅亦吾师。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 766, Du Fu (杜甫), Poetic Thoughts on Ancient Sites, II (《詠懷古跡·二》). English translation by Witter Bynner.

     Yáoluò shēnzhī Sòng Yù bēi, fēngliú rúyǎ yì wú shī. [Pinyin]

     "Decay and decline": deep knowledge have I of Sung Yu's grief.
     Romantic and refined, he too is my teacher.

   • 無怪其流弊至于今日，陽為道學，陰為富貴，被服儒雅，行若狗彘然也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     无怪其流弊至于今日，阳为道学，阴为富贵，被服儒雅，行若狗彘然也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. late 16th century, Li Zhi (李贄), On the Unity of the Three Teachings in Confucianism (《三教歸儒說》)

     Wúguài qí liúbì zhìyú jīnrì, yáng wèi dàoxué, yīn wèi fùguì, pīfú rúyǎ, xíngruò gǒuzhì rán yě. [Pinyin]

     No wonder the lasting ills now culminate in its full glory: the face of Confucianism, the heart of avarice; the scholarly and elegant apparatus, the bestial and rotten conduct.