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掉书袋

diào shū dài

3-character word Traditional 掉書袋

What 掉书袋 means

1. lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
2. fig. to show off one's erudition
3. a person who does so

The characters in 掉书袋

• 掉diàoto fall; to drop; to lag behind
• 书shūbook; letter; document
• 袋dàipouch; bag; sack

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