假痴不癲
jiǎ​chī​bù​diān

to feign madness

  • created sense approved 假痴不癫/假痴不癲 · jiǎ​chī​bù​diān · to feign madness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    假痴不癫 / 假痴不癲

    jiǎ​chī​bù​diān

    to feign madness

    To pretend to be stupid or crazy while remaining completely aware of the situation; appearing foolish on the outside but being sharp-minded in reality.

    假 (literal) → 假 · jiǎ · fake 痴 (literal) → 痴 · chī · foolish 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 癫 (literal) → 癫/癲 · diān · crazy

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