Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 1 entry. kǒngyǐjǐ 孔乙己 Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances