Great scholar
Hongru Shuxue, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ó NgR ú Shu ò Xu é, which means a person with profound knowledge.
Idiom usage commendatory, as the predicate. People like Mr. Sun are among the best in the academic world, but he has retired.
Great scholar
be in the centre of the axle -- hold an important official post - jū zhóu chǔ zhōng
have too little wisdom to undertake great things - zhì xiǎo yán dà