hủ nho

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 腐儒.

Pronunciation

Noun

hủ nho

  1. (derogatory) conservative, old-fashioned Confucianist
    • 1925 January 24, Phan Châu Trinh, “Thư trả lời anh Đông”, in Phan Châu Trinh toàn tập: Tập 3, Da Nang: NXB Đà Nẵng, page 214:
      Hay là trước học Tàu là anh đồ hủ nho, nay học Tây là anh đồ hủ Âu mà thôi!
      Or they'd formerly learnt from Chinese and ended up as shabby Confucianists, and now they've learnt from Occidentals and end up as no more than shabby Europeanists!