附庸风雅

附庸风雅
yōngfēng

(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti

4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    (of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti

    • He likes to affect refinement and sophistication.

  2. verb

    to pose as a culture lover

    • He likes to affect refined tastes.

  3. verb

    to be a culture snob

    • He likes to pretend to be cultured and refined.

  4. verb

    having pretensions to culture

    • He likes to affect a refined taste and pretend to be cultured.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Attaching something to a place is like handing an object to the neighboring village next door.

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