故弄玄虚 — “To deliberately complicate or mystify things to deceive”
故弄玄虚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately complicate or mystify things to deceive”. Confuse, or mislead others. Literally, “deliberately make things mysterious”.
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What does 故弄玄虚 mean?
故弄玄虚 (gù nòng xuán xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately complicate or mystify things to deceive”.
How do you pronounce 故弄玄虚?
故弄玄虚 is pronounced gù nòng xuán xū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 故弄玄虚 literally mean?
Literally, 故弄玄虚 means “deliberately make things mysterious”. It is used to mean “to deliberately complicate or mystify things to deceive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 故弄玄虚?
故：故意；弄：玩弄；玄虚：用来掩盖真相，使人迷惑的欺骗手段。故意玩弄花招，迷惑人，欺骗人。