反穿皮襖
fǎn​chuān​pí'ǎo

to play dumb

  • created reference approved 反穿皮袄/反穿皮襖 → 装佯/裝佯 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反穿皮袄 / 反穿皮襖 fǎn​chuān​pí'ǎo

    装佯 / 裝佯 zhuāng​yáng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 反穿皮袄/反穿皮襖 · fǎn​chuān​pí'ǎo · to play dumb — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to wear 皮袄 (literal) → 皮袄/皮襖 · pí'ǎo · fur-lined jacket

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense