装神做鬼 — “Dress up as gods and act like ghosts”
装神做鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to be supernatural or make things mysterious to deceive people; to mystify or play tricks”. Literally, “dress up as gods and act like ghosts”.
装神做鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- 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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What does 装神做鬼 mean?
装神做鬼 (zhuāng shén zuò guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pretend to be supernatural or make things mysterious to deceive people; to mystify or play tricks”.
How do you pronounce 装神做鬼?
装神做鬼 is pronounced zhuāng shén zuò guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 装神做鬼 literally mean?
Literally, 装神做鬼 means “dress up as gods and act like ghosts”. It is used to mean “to pretend to be supernatural or make things mysterious to deceive people; to mystify or play tricks”.
What is the Chinese definition of 装神做鬼?
装扮鬼神。比喻故弄玄虚蒙骗人