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崇洋媚外

chóngyángmèiwài
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to worship foreign things and fawn over foreigners
  2. 2 to slavishly imitate the West

Examples

他批评有些人崇洋媚外，看不起国货。
Tā pīpíng yǒuxiē rén chóng yáng mèi wài, kàn bù qǐ guóhuò.
He criticized those who worship foreign things and look down on domestic products.
学习外国经验不等于崇洋媚外。
Xuéxí wàiguó jīngyàn bù děngyú chóng yáng mèi wài.
Learning from foreign experience is not the same as fawning over the West.

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Strong pejorative, politically charged. Common in nationalist rhetoric and online debates about imports, language loans, and lifestyle choices.

Stroke Order

崇 chóng
洋 yáng
媚 mèi
外 wài