风骚 (fēng sāo) — (noun) literary excellence / poetic grace (referring to the 国风 and 离骚 tradition); (noun) coquetry / flirtatiousness (often derogatory)
Definition
A literary allusion to the 国风 and 离骚 — 'poetic grace'. In modern spoken Chinese it almost always means 'coquettish, flirtatious', usually negative. The two senses are unrelated; the literary sense is rare in daily use.
noun
literary excellence / poetic grace (referring to the 国风 and 离骚 tradition)coquetry / flirtatiousness (often derogatory)
Examples
- 风骚。Tā de wén zhāng chōng mǎn le gǔ dài fēng sāo de mèi lì.His writing is full of the charm of ancient literary excellence.
- 风骚，。Tā zǒng shì yí fù fēng sāo de yàng zi, ràng rén jué de bú tài shū fu.She always puts on a coquettish manner, which makes people feel somewhat uncomfortable.
- ，风骚。Xiàn dài kǒu yǔ zhōng, fēng sāo yì cí jī hū zhī yòng lái xíng róng rén jǔ zhǐ qīng fú.In modern spoken Chinese, the word 'fengsao' is almost only used to describe someone with frivolous behavior.
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