凡爾賽

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: huang5 re2 sai3
POJ: huâng-júr-sài
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

noun: humblebrag, feigned modesty while boasting
凡爾賽

The page lists both a proper-noun sense (Versailles, the French place) and a newer slang noun/adjective sense ('humblebrag'); picked the slang sense as more likely relevant to modern usage, but the proper-noun sense is equally valid for this reading.

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