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故弄玄虚
gù​nòng​xuán​xū

deliberately mystifying

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 故 gù adverb
    deliberately
    on purpose; intentionally; deliberately
  2. 弄 nòng verbadjective
    to play with
    to play with; to toy with; to mess with; to show off or flaunt
  3. 玄虚 玄虛 xuán​xū
    mysterious
    intentionally mysterious; arcane; illusory and unpredictable