旁征博引

旁徵博引

pángzhēng-bóyǐn

idiom #63,749

Meanings

HSK 7-9

教授讲课旁征博引，学生听得津津有味。

Jiàoshòu jiǎngkè pángzhēng-bóyǐn, xuésheng tīng de jīnjīn-yǒuwèi.

The professor lectured with wide-ranging references, and the students listened with great interest.

HSK 7-9

这篇论文旁征博引，论据非常充分。

Zhè piān lùnwén pángzhēng-bóyǐn, lùnjù fēicháng chōngfèn.

This paper cites widely and its supporting evidence is very solid.

usage

Positive - marks a speaker or writer as erudite. Often paired with 引经据典 ('citing classics'). Overdone, it can tip into show-off territory.

旁 páng

征 zhēng

博 bó

引 yǐn