凡尔赛

凡爾賽

fán'ěrsài

noun #25,801

Meanings

1 humble-bragging
2 showing off disguised as modesty
3 Versailles

Characters

ordinary; every

competition; match

Phonetic transliteration of 'Versailles', repurposed as slang for humble-bragging

Examples

HSK 4

她说减肥太难了，怎么吃都不胖，真凡尔赛。

Tā shuō jiǎnféi tài nán le, zěnme chī dōu bù pàng, zhēn fán'ěrsài.

She says losing weight is so hard because she never gains weight no matter what she eats. Such a humble-brag.

HSK 4

他又在朋友圈凡尔赛了。

Tā yòu zài péngyouquān fán'ěrsài le.

He's humble-bragging on WeChat Moments again.

HSK 5

别凡尔赛了，我们都知道你很厉害。

Bié fán'ěrsài le, wǒmen dōu zhīdào nǐ hěn lìhai.

Stop humble-bragging; we all know you're impressive.

Tips

culture

凡尔赛 (Versailles) became slang in 2020 via a Weibo blogger who coined 凡尔赛文学 (Versailles literature) to mock people who complain about luxurious problems. The name references the extravagance of the Palace of Versailles. It specifically targets those who disguise boasting as complaints.

memory

Think of French aristocrats at Versailles casually complaining 'Oh, it's SO tiring having all these servants.' That's the vibe.

Stroke Order

凡 fán

尔 ěr

赛 sài