Literary figures or scholars often look down upon each other, finding fault with one another's works or abilities.
在学术圈里，文人相轻的现象并不少见，大家应多互相学习，共同进步。
In academic circles, the phenomenon of literary figures looking down on each other is not uncommon; everyone should learn from each other and make progress together.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Story:
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Lei composed a poem and sent it to Su Dongpo for review.
Su Dongpo laughed, remarking, "Zhao Dun by the sky is formidable, and the Right Army General in the water is sound asleep. This is like stewing Wang Xizhi in hot soup."
Unconvinced, Zhang Lei also pointed out Su Dongpo's improper use of names in his poem, to which Su replied that Zhang should go debate with Cao Cao.
This anecdote perfectly illustrates Cao Pi's observation in his "Dian Lun" (Disquisitions): "Literary figures tend to belittle one another; it has been so since ancient times."
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