強不知以為知
qiǎng​bù​zhī​yǐ​wéi​zhī

to pretend to know what one does not

  • created sense approved 强不知以为知/強不知以為知 · qiǎng​bù​zhī​yǐ​wéi​zhī · to pretend to know what one does not — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    强不知以为知 / 強不知以為知

    qiǎng​bù​zhī​yǐ​wéi​zhī

    to pretend to know what one does not

    to claim to have knowledge that one actually lacks; to pose as an expert when one is ignorant; to pretend to know when one does not know

    强 (literal) → 强/強 · qiǎng · to force 不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 以为 (literal) → 以为/以為 · yǐ​wéi · to use as; to regard as 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know

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