孔 乙 己

Kǒng Yǐ jǐdictionary entry

Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lǔ Xùn] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances

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Original source entry:

孔乙己 孔乙己 [Kong3 Yi3 ji3] /Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances/

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