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ivory tower; closed circle of literati and artists who live in seclusion from real life

xiàng yá zhī tǎ

象 牙 之 塔

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n.derogivory tower; closed circle of literati and artists who live in seclusion from real life
- tā bèi guān zài xiàng yá zhī tǎ
  他被关在象牙之塔。
  He was shut up in an ivory tower.
- nǐ shēng huó zài niú jīn de xiàng yá zhī tǎ zhōng
  你生活在牛津的象牙之塔中。
  You live in the ivory tower at Oxford.
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kōng zhōng lóu gé空中楼阁

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