conferment
2019年07月09日
In Singapore, some netizens, noting the appearance of tulou - Hakka earthen buildings found in China's Fujian province - in the trailer, are looking askance at Disney's conferment of a Hakka ancestry on Mulan. They call it a misguided attempt to place her culturally.
Definition of confer
intransitive verb
: to compare views or take counsel : CONSULT
transitive verb
1 : to bestow from or as if from a position of superiority
conferred an honorary degree on her
knowing how to read was a gift conferred with manhood
— Murray Kempton
2 : to give (something, such as a property or characteristic) to someone or something
a reputation for power will confer power
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