jiǎo​shì

to dissemble; affectation

  • created sense approved 矫饰/矯飾 · jiǎo​shì · to dissemble; affectation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矫饰 / 矯飾

    jiǎo​shì

    to dissemble; affectation

    to put on a false appearance or act unnaturally to hide the truth; to put on airs; affectation

    矫 (literal) → 矫/矯 · jiǎo · affected 饰 (literal) → 饰/飾 · shì · to cover up

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 矫饰/矯飾 · jiǎo​shì · to correct and refine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矫饰 / 矯飾

    jiǎo​shì

    to correct and refine

    (literary) to rectify or discipline one's nature and behavior through laws or rituals

    矫 (literal) → 矫/矯 · jiǎo · to correct 饰 (literal) → 饰/飾 · shì · to polish

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

    created sense