賣弄玄虛
mài​nong​xuán​xū

to make a mystery of something

  • created reference approved 卖弄玄虚/賣弄玄虛 → 故弄玄虚/故弄玄虛 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖弄玄虚 / 賣弄玄虛 mài​nong​xuán​xū

    故弄玄虚 / 故弄玄虛 gù​nòng​xuán​xū

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 卖弄玄虚/賣弄玄虛 · mài​nong​xuán​xū · to make a mystery of something — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    卖弄玄虚 / 賣弄玄虛

    mài​nong​xuán​xū

    to make a mystery of something

    To deliberately play tricks or be mysterious so that others cannot understand one's true intentions.

    mài​long​xuán​xū

    卖弄 (literal) → 卖弄/賣弄 · mài​nong · to show off 玄虚 (literal) → 玄虚/玄虛 · xuán​xū · mysterious

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

    created sense