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凡尔赛文学

凡爾賽文學
Fán'ěrsàiwénxué
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 humblebragging; performative complaining about one's enviable life
  2. 2 literally 'Versailles literature'

Examples

'又被老公的跑车吵醒了'——典型凡尔赛文学。
'Yòu bèi lǎogōng de pǎochē chǎoxǐng le'—diǎnxíng Fán'ěrsàiwénxué.
'Woken up by my husband's sports car again'—classic humblebragging.
她发的朋友圈全是凡尔赛文学。
Tā fā de péngyouquān quán shì Fán'ěrsàiwénxué.
Her WeChat Moments are all humblebrags.
不要凡尔赛了,我们知道你过得很好。
Bú yào Fán'ěrsài le, wǒmen zhīdào nǐ guò de hěn hǎo.
Stop humblebragging, we know your life is great.

Tips

culture
Coined by blogger 小奶球 in 2020 after reading a Japanese manga about the opulent life at Versailles. She used it to describe the 'complain-to-show-off' posting style of Weibo influencer 蒙淇淇77, who wrote things like 'my husband drives a Maybach, so annoying that he parks it crooked.' The term went viral in November 2020. Named a 2020 Top 10 buzzword by 《咬文嚼字》.
usage
Often shortened to 凡尔赛 or the verb 凡 (fán) alone: 她又凡了 'she's humblebragging again.' Formula: complain about a first-world problem that implies wealth/beauty/success.

Stroke Order

凡 fán
尔 ěr
赛 sài
文 wén
学 xué