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(of landlords, merchants, etc.) mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture; pretend to be a lover of art and culture

fù yōng fēng yǎ

附 庸 风 雅

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derog(of landlords, merchants, etc.) mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture; pretend to be a lover of art and culture
- tā hé xǔ duō zài xì jù xué xiào rèn shi de fù yōng fēng yǎ de péng you hùn zài yī qǐ
  她和许多在戏剧学校认识的附庸风雅的朋友混在一起。
  She hangs out with the arty types she met at drama school.
- zhè xiē shī dà duō dōu shì fù yōng fēng yǎ de cū lòu zhī zuò
  这些诗大多都是附庸风雅的粗陋之作。
  Most of the poems were pretentious dross.

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