故弄玄虚 | deliberately mystify to deceive

gù故nòng弄xuán玄xū虚

To deliberately complicate or mystify things to deceive, confuse, or mislead others.

他说话时总是故弄玄虚，让人摸不着头脑，大家都不太喜欢和他合作。

He always speaks in a deliberately mysterious way, leaving people confused, so most don't like to collaborate with him.

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