zhuāng​sǐ

to play dead

  • created sense approved 装死/裝死 · zhuāng​sǐ · to play dead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    装死 / 裝死

    zhuāng​sǐ

    to play dead

    To pretend to be dead; to feign death.

    装, 死

    装 (literal) → 装/裝 · zhuāng · to pretend 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 装死/裝死 · zhuāng​sǐ · to play possum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    装死 / 裝死

    zhuāng​sǐ

    to play possum

    To feign ignorance or stay silent in order to avoid a confrontation or a task; to play dumb

    装, 死

    装 (literal) → 装/裝 · zhuāng · to pretend 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

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

    created sense