附庸风雅
Traditional form:
附庸風雅
Pinyin (reading):
fùyōngfēngyǎ
Definitions:
- (of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti
- to pose as a culture lover
- to be a culture snob
- having pretensions to culture
Characters:
- 附 - nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
- 庸 - usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
- 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
- 雅 - elegant, graceful, refined
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