Definition
凡尔赛 originally refers to Versailles, the palace near Paris, but on Chinese social media it has become slang for 'humblebrag' — a way of showing off while pretending to be modest, often through complaining or self-deprecation. This usage comes from '凡尔赛文学' (Versailles literature), a genre popularized online. For the place name, treat it as a proper noun with no special tone; for the slang sense, it's used as a noun or adjective (凡尔赛行为 'humblebrag behavior').
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Versailles (palace/place near Paris)(slang) humblebragan ostensibly modest but actually boastful statement or attitude
Examples
- 。Qùnián wǒ qù Fǎguó cānguān le Fán ěr sài gōng.Last year I visited the Palace of Versailles in France.
- 凡尔赛，。Tā péngyouquān tiāntiān fā Fán ěr sài, shuō lǎogōng sòng de bāo tài guì zìjǐ bù hǎoyìsi bēi.She humblebrags on her Moments every day, saying the bag her husband gave her is too expensive for her to carry.
- 凡尔赛，。Tā nà duàn huà yě tài Fán ěr sài le, míngmíng kǎo le dìyī què shuō méi kǎo hǎo.That remark of his was such a humblebrag — he got first place but said he didn't do well.
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