象牙塔
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English
- ivory tower
- ivory tower
粵語 — Cantonese
- 脱離現實生活嘅學術環境或者氛圍
Examples
生活喺象牙塔裏面，佢唔知外面嘅世界發生緊乜嘢事。
Living in an ivory tower, he doesn't know what is happening in the outside world.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk