附庸风雅 in English fu4 yong1 feng1 ya3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

附 庸 风 雅

Traditional Characters

附 庸 風 雅

Pinyin

fu4 yong1 feng1 ya3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

附fu4variant of 附[fu4] 庸yong1ordinary 风feng1wind 雅ya3elegant