tuī​lóng​zhuāng​yǎ

to play deaf and mute

  • created sense approved 推聋装痖/推聾裝瘂 · tuī​lóng​zhuāng​yǎ · to play deaf and mute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    推聋装痖 / 推聾裝瘂

    tuī​lóng​zhuāng​yǎ

    to play deaf and mute

    (idiom) to pretend to be ignorant of something or to feign lack of knowledge to avoid responsibility

    推 (literal) → 推 · tuī · to shirk 聋 (literal) → 聋/聾 · lóng · deaf 装 (literal) → 装/裝 · zhuāng · to pretend 痖 (literal) → 痖/瘂 · yǎ · mute

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