装疯卖傻 — “To feign madness or idiocy”
装疯卖傻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign madness or idiocy”. To play the fool; to pretend to be crazy or stupid, often to avoid responsibility or gain an advantage. Literally, “feign madness and act foolish”.
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他为了避免卷入这场复杂的争论，只好在大家面前装疯卖傻。
To avoid getting involved in the complex argument, he had to play the fool in front of everyone.
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- zhuāng装shǎ傻chōng充lèng愣play dumb
- zhuāng装yāo妖zuò作guài怪act strange to deceive
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- zhuāng装qiè怯zuò作yǒng勇feign bravery while timid
- 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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What does 装疯卖傻 mean?
装疯卖傻 (zhuāng fēng mài shǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign madness or idiocy”.
How do you pronounce 装疯卖傻?
装疯卖傻 is pronounced zhuāng fēng mài shǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 装疯卖傻 literally mean?
Literally, 装疯卖傻 means “feign madness and act foolish”. It is used to mean “to feign madness or idiocy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 装疯卖傻?
故意装成疯疯癫癫，傻里傻气。