装妖作怪 — “Dress up as a monster and act strangely”
装妖作怪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately act in a strange or mysterious way to deceive or mislead; to put on a false act to make simple things seem complex”. Literally, “dress up as a monster and act strangely”.
装妖作怪 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 装妖作怪 mean?
装妖作怪 (zhuāng yāo zuò guài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately act in a strange or mysterious way to deceive or mislead; to put on a false act to make simple things seem complex”.
How do you pronounce 装妖作怪?
装妖作怪 is pronounced zhuāng yāo zuò guài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 装妖作怪 literally mean?
Literally, 装妖作怪 means “dress up as a monster and act strangely”. It is used to mean “to deliberately act in a strange or mysterious way to deceive or mislead; to put on a false act to make simple things seem complex”.
What is the Chinese definition of 装妖作怪?
装扮妖怪骗人。比喻故意做作，把事情弄得玄妙莫测。