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附庸風雅

简附庸风雅 · 繁附庸風雅

Mandarin · pinyin fù yōng fēng yǎ

(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti
to pose as a culture lover
to be a culture snob
having pretensions to culture

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附: fù · adhere to, append; rely on near to
庸: yōng · usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
雅: yǎ · elegant, graceful, refined
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–1–1–3 · fu4 yong1 feng1 ya3

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fu6 jung4 fung1 ngaa5

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(idiomatic) to put on an air of pretension despite one's own lack of cultural knowledge

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