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公共知識分子

简公共知识分子 · 繁公共知識分子

Mandarin · pinyin gōng gòng zhī shi fèn zǐ

public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)

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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
共: gòng · together with, all, total; to share
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know

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1–4–1–5–4–3 · gong1 gong4 zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3

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noun

(neologism, sometimes disapprovingly) public intellectual

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