裝瘋賣傻
zhuāng​fēng​mài​shǎ

to play the fool

  • created reference approved 装疯卖傻/裝瘋賣傻 → 装聋作哑/裝聾作啞 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    装疯卖傻 / 裝瘋賣傻 zhuāng​fēng​mài​shǎ

    装聋作哑 / 裝聾作啞 zhuāng​lóng​zuò​yǎ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 装疯卖傻/裝瘋賣傻 · zhuāng​fēng​mài​shǎ · to play the fool — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    装疯卖傻 / 裝瘋賣傻

    zhuāng​fēng​mài​shǎ

    to play the fool

    to feign madness or act like a fool in order to deceive others or avoid facing a problem

    装 (literal) → 装/裝 · zhuāng · to pretend 疯 (literal) → 疯/瘋 · fēng · crazy 卖傻 (literal) → 卖傻/賣傻 · mài​shǎ · to play dumb

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

    created sense