fǎn​chuān​pí'ǎo

to play dumb

Senses

反穿皮袄/ 反穿皮襖 fǎn​chuān​pí'ǎo to play dumb

(xiehouyu) to feign ignorance; to pretend to be a fool. This is a pun on the phrase "dressing up as a sheep" (zhuāng yáng), which sounds like "to fake" (zhuāng yáng). Wearing a fur coat inside-out exposes the wool, making one look like a sheep.

References

same_as 反穿皮袄/反穿皮襖 装佯/裝佯