zhuāng​suàn

to play dumb

  • created sense approved 装蒜/裝蒜 · zhuāng​suàn · to play dumb — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    装蒜 / 裝蒜

    zhuāng​suàn

    to play dumb

    (colloquial) to feign ignorance or act stupid to avoid responsibility; to pretend not to know

    装, 蒜

    装 (literal) → 装/裝 · zhuāng · to pretend 蒜 (literal) → 蒜 · suàn · garlic

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 装蒜/裝蒜 · zhuāng​suàn · to be pretentious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    装蒜 / 裝蒜

    zhuāng​suàn

    to be pretentious

    (colloquial) to put on airs or act in an affected manner

    装, 蒜

    装 (literal) → 装/裝 · zhuāng · to pretend 蒜 (literal) → 蒜 · suàn · garlic

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

    created sense