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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries南郭先生
Native Script:装腔作势的人
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhuāng qiāng zuò shì de rén
"他平时总是一副很有学问的样子，其实是个南郭先生。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who pretends to be someone they are not, or adopts a particular lifestyle, attitude, or appearance to impress others rather than being genuine.
"He acts like an expert skater, but everyone at the park knows he's just a poser." - 2
A difficult question or problem that is puzzling to solve.
"The final puzzle in the competition proved to be a real poser for all the contestants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'pose', originating from Middle French 'poser' (to place, set, or posture), which traces back to Latin 'pausare' (to halt, pause). By the late 19th century, the suffix '-er' was added to denote a person who adopts a pretentious or affected attitude to impress others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poser" is said worldwide
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poseur
Transliteration: po-zœʁ
"Il fait semblant d'aimer l'art juste pour avoir l'air cool, c'est un vrai poseur."
Angeber
Transliteration: an-ɡeː-bɐ
"Er tut so cool, aber in Wirklichkeit ist er nur ein Angeber."
fanatico
Transliteration: fa-na-ti-ko
"Non sopporto le persone che fanno i superiori senza motivo."
farsante
Transliteration: far-san-te
"Nadie le cree sus historias porque saben que es un farsante."
farsante
Transliteration: far-sɐ̃-tʃi
"Ele finge ser o que não é apenas para chamar atenção."
ढongi
Transliteration: dhongi
Script: ढोंगी
"वह सिर्फ दिखावा करता है, असल में वह कुछ नहीं जानता।"
南郭先生
Transliteration: zhuāng qiāng zuò shì de rén
Script: 装腔作势的人
"他平时总是一副很有学问的样子，其实是个南郭先生。"
허세꾼
Transliteration: heo-se-kkun
"그 사람은 늘 있는 체하는 허세꾼에 불과하다."
見栄っ張り
Transliteration: mieppari
"彼は本当は何も知らないのに知ったかぶりをする見栄っ張りだ。"
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