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皮袄
pí'ǎo

fur-lined jacket

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 反穿皮袄 fǎn​chuān​pí'ǎo to play dumb
    (xiehouyu) to feign ignorance; to pretend to be a fool. This is a pun on the phrase "dressing up as a sheep" (zhuāng yáng), which sounds like "to fake" (zhuāng yáng). Wearing a fur coat inside-out exposes the wool, making one look like a sheep.
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