叫獸

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See also: 叫兽

Chinese

to call; to yell; to be called
to call; to yell; to be called; to order
 
beast; quadruped
trad. (叫獸)
simp. (叫兽)
Literally: “the barking beast”.

Etymology

Homophonic play on 教授 (“professor”) in Mandarin.

Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 叫獸

  1. (neologism, ironic) scholar who publicly tells untruth, due to ignorance, personal interests or governmental associations

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