凡尔赛
fán ěr sài
In English
humblebrag / flexing in disguise
What does 凡尔赛 mean?
凡尔赛 (fán ěr sài) means humblebrag / flexing in disguise in internet Chinese slang. Humblebragging — showing off wealth or success while pretending to complain. The whole genre is 凡尔赛文学. Literally, it means "Versailles".
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Bragging is tacky, so people learned to brag while pretending to complain. That's 凡尔赛, fán ěr sài — Versailles, named after the fancy palace. 好烦哦，今天开哪辆车上班呢. Oh no, too many cars to choose from. We see you.
Example
"好烦哦，今天开哪辆车上班呢" 这也太凡尔赛了。
"Hǎo fán o, jīntiān kāi nǎ liàng chē shàngbān ne" zhè yě tài fán'ěrsài le.
"Ugh, which car should I drive to work today?" — what a humblebrag.
What 凡尔赛 goes with
Where 凡尔赛 comes from
Named after the Palace of Versailles via a manga about French aristocrats. A 2020 blogger's faux-modest flexes coined 凡尔赛文学.
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