文人 wénrén cultivated individual
cultivated individual; scholar; literati
How to remember 文人: 文 culture + 人 person = cultivated individual.
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How it is used
- A person of letters / scholar-literati - 文人墨客 (wénrén mòkè) men of letters, 文人相轻 (wénrén xiāngqīng) scholars disdain one another (idiom).
- Traditional flavor, evoking classical poets and intellectuals. Not a generic 'educated person' - it's specifically the literary/cultured type.