A man of letters but not of deeds

A man of letters but not of deeds

It's an idiom with the pronunciation y ǒ UW é NW ú x í ng, which means that although you have literary talent, you have bad character.

explain

Though he has literary talent, he has bad character.

source

Ji Yun of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the notes of Yuewei thatched cottage: "those who are either literate or have nothing to do for a long time, and who are obscene and disdainful, can beg for food."

Examples

Qian Daxin's new record of shijiazhaiyangwang Chong in the Qing Dynasty said, "it is a crime of fame and religion to cover oneself as a sage while Zi destroys his relatives."