mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture [said of a mediocre person]/这些市侩之徒也～，真正贻笑大方。These philistines tried to mingle with men of letters and posed as lovers of culture only to make a laughing-stock of themselves.
附庸风雅fu yong feng ya
(of landlords,merchants,etc.) mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture
附庸风雅fù yōnɡ fēnɡ yǎ
附庸：追随；风雅：泛指文化程度、文学才能。指一些文化水平不高者装腔作势跻身于文化界。mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture, artsy-craftsy