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装疯作傻 — “To feign madness and idiocy”

装疯作傻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign madness and idiocy”. To pretend to be crazy or foolish. Literally, “feign madness, act foolish”.

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装疯作傻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

装疯作傻 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
装
zhuāng12to install, pretend, or pack
疯
fēng9mad, insane, deranged
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
傻
shǎ13foolish, silly, stupid

Example Sentence with 装疯作傻

他为了躲避繁琐的工作,常常在同事面前装疯作傻,希望能蒙混过去
To avoid tedious tasks, he often feigns madness and idiocy in front of his colleagues, hoping to get away with it.

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Synonyms of 装疯作傻

  • zhuāng装fēng疯mài卖shǎ傻feign madness or idiocy
  • zhuāng装chī痴zuò做fēng疯feign madness or idiocy

More idioms starting with 装

  • zhuāng装shǎ傻chōng充lèng愣play dumb
  • zhuāng装yāo妖zuò作guài怪act strange to deceive
  • zhuāng装sūn孙zi子feign weakness or submission
  • zhuāng装qiè怯zuò作yǒng勇feign bravery while timid
  • zhuāng装mó模zuò作yàng样to put on an act
  • zhuāng装mó模zuò做yàng样to put on an act
  • zhuāng装mó模zhuāng装yàng样put on an act
  • zhuāng装sǐ死mài卖huó活feign helplessness or make a fuss
  • zhuāng装yáng洋suàn蒜pretend to be ignorant
  • zhuāng装huáng潢mén门miàn面embellish the facade
  • zhuāng装diǎn点yī一xīn新decorate and refurbish completely
  • zhuāng装diǎn点mén门miàn面decorate the facade for appearance's sake

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Questions about 装疯作傻

What does 装疯作傻 mean?

装疯作傻 (zhuāng fēng zuò shǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign madness and idiocy”.

How do you pronounce 装疯作傻?

装疯作傻 is pronounced zhuāng fēng zuò shǎ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 装疯作傻 literally mean?

Literally, 装疯作傻 means “feign madness, act foolish”. It is used to mean “to feign madness and idiocy”.

What is the Chinese definition of 装疯作傻?

故意装成疯疯癫癫,傻里傻气。同“装疯卖傻”。

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