儒林

rúlín
  1. (figurative) intellectual circles; intelligentsia (intellectual élite)
  2. (historical) Confucian scholars; scholars; academic circles
  3. Confucian scholars; scholars; academic circles
  4. intellectual circles; intelligentsia (intellectual élite)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 儒 rú
  1. scholar
  2. Confucian
=2 林 Lín
  1. surname Lin
  2. Japanese surname Hayashi
=2 林 lín
  1. (bound form) woods; forest
  2. (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
  3. (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

Containing this entry

儒林外史 Rúlín Wàishǐ The Scholars, satirical Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吳敬梓 Wú Jìngzǐ