Definition

1. Adjective (from old usage):
   • Learned, scholarly, well-read: Describes a person who possesses extensive knowledge from books and study, often implying deep erudition in classical literature or the humanities.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ông đồ hay chữ. (The old scholar is learned.)
  • Trong làng, ai cũng biết cụ ấy rất hay chữ. (In the village, everyone knows he is a very scholarly man.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a classical or traditional connotation, referring to mastery of Confucian classics, Sino-Vietnamese literature, or traditional scholarship.
• It can sometimes imply a slightly old-fashioned or formal type of learning.

Variants and Related Words

• Hay chữ lỏng (old usage): Sciolistic; having superficial or pretentious knowledge.
  • Kẻ hay chữ lỏng thường thích khoe khoang. (A sciolistic person often likes to show off.)

Synonyms

• Erudite: Having or showing great knowledge.
• Scholarly: Involving serious academic study.
• Well-read: Having extensive knowledge of books and literature.

Related Idioms

• No common idioms are directly formed with this specific adjective. It is typically used as a standalone descriptive term.

1. (từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Learned, schlarly, well-read
   • Ông dồ hay chữ
     A learned scholar
   • hay chữ lỏng Sciolistic