Tā bólǎn-qúnshū, jīngtōng wénshǐ, shì gōngrèn de yídài hóngrú.
Widely read and steeped in literature and history, he is acknowledged as the great scholar of his age.
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Best known from 刘禹锡's 陋室铭: 谈笑有鸿儒，往来无白丁 'I talk and laugh with great scholars; no unlettered men come and go'. 鸿 means 'great' and 儒 'scholar'; the opposite is 白丁.
