抖机灵儿
dǒu​jī​líng​r

show off one's cleverness

  • created sense approved 抖机灵儿/抖機靈兒 · dǒu​jī​líng​r · show off one's cleverness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抖机灵儿 / 抖機靈兒

    dǒu​jī​líng​r

    show off one's cleverness

    to show off one's wit or smarts in a superficial or annoying way; to act clever

    抖 (literal) → 抖 · dǒu · to show off 机灵 (literal) → 机灵/機靈 · jī​ling · clever 儿 (bound) → 儿/兒 · r · [erhua suffix]

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