Meaning of 附庸风雅
附庸风雅 means to cultivate a literary pose; to engage in cultural activities for social prestige. Pronounced fù yōng fēng yǎ.
- to cultivate a literary pose; to engage in cultural activities for social prestige
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
mǎi买
nà那
me么
duō多
gǔ古
dǒng董
zì字
huà画
，
bú不
guò过
shì是
fù附
yōng庸
fēng风
yǎ雅
ér而
yǐ已
。
He bought so many antiques and paintings merely to cultivate a literary pose.
Yǒu有
xiē些
bào暴
fā发
hù户
wèi为
le了
tí提
shēng升
shè社
huì会
dì地
wèi位
，
kāi开
shǐ始
fù附
yōng庸
fēng风
yǎ雅
dì地
zàn赞
zhù助
yì艺
shù术
。
To elevate their social status, some nouveau riche have started pretentiously sponsoring the arts.
Tā他
lián连
zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
de的
zuò作
zhě者
dōu都
bù不
zhī知
dào道
，
què却
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
gāo高
tán谈
kuò阔
lùn论
，
zhēn真
shì是
fù附
yōng庸
fēng风
yǎ雅
。
He doesn't even know the author of this poem, yet he's pontificating about it there; it's pure cultural pretentiousness.
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