附庸風雅

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

附庸風雅Traditional · Main Form
附庸风雅Alternate Form

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