故作玄虚 — “Deliberately act mysterious”
故作玄虚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately act mysterious or obscure in order to confuse or deceive people”. Literally, “deliberately act mysterious”.
故作玄虚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
故作玄虚 Character Breakdown
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What does 故作玄虚 mean?
故作玄虚 (gù zuò xuán xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately act mysterious or obscure in order to confuse or deceive people”.
How do you pronounce 故作玄虚?
故作玄虚 is pronounced gù zuò xuán xū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 故作玄虚 literally mean?
Literally, 故作玄虚 means “deliberately act mysterious”. It is used to mean “to deliberately act mysterious or obscure in order to confuse or deceive people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 故作玄虚?
犹故弄玄虚。指故意玩弄花招，迷惑人，欺骗人。