崇洋媚外

Mandarin · pinyin chóng yáng mèi wài

Meanings

  1. to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
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崇
chóng · esteem, honor, revere, venerate
洋
yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
媚
mèi · charming, attractive; flatter
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
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2–2–4–4 · chong2 yang2 mei4 wai4

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sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6

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  1. (idiomatic) to overly admire foreign things

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崇洋媚外 · chong2 yang2 mei4 wai4
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Exact source record崇洋媚外 崇洋媚外 [chong2 yang2 mei4 wai4] /to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas/