半痴不颠 — “To feign madness and act foolish”
半痴不颠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign madness and act foolish”. To play the fool. Literally, “Half foolish, not mad”.
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半痴不颠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
半痴不颠 Character Breakdown
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为了避免惹麻烦，他只好在众人面前半痴不颠，装作听不懂任何暗示。
To avoid getting into trouble, he had no choice but to feign foolishness in front of everyone, pretending not to understand any hints.
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Synonyms of 半痴不颠
More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半diào吊zi子a dabbler; not proficient in a skill
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
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What does 半痴不颠 mean?
半痴不颠 (bàn chī bù diān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign madness and act foolish”.
How do you pronounce 半痴不颠?
半痴不颠 is pronounced bàn chī bù diān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 半痴不颠 literally mean?
Literally, 半痴不颠 means “Half foolish, not mad”. It is used to mean “to feign madness and act foolish”.
What is the Chinese definition of 半痴不颠?
痴：呆傻；颠：同“癲”，疯癲。装疯卖傻的意思。