装神扮鬼 — “To feign mystery to deceive”
装神扮鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign mystery to deceive”. To play tricks to mislead; to put on an act to mystify. Literally, “dress up as gods and ghosts”.
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装神扮鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他为了让大家相信他的故事，常常装神扮鬼，故弄玄虚。
To make everyone believe his story, he often feigned mystery and put on an act.
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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
- 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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What does 装神扮鬼 mean?
装神扮鬼 (zhuāng shén bàn guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feign mystery to deceive”.
How do you pronounce 装神扮鬼?
装神扮鬼 is pronounced zhuāng shén bàn guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 装神扮鬼 literally mean?
Literally, 装神扮鬼 means “dress up as gods and ghosts”. It is used to mean “to feign mystery to deceive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 装神扮鬼?
装扮鬼神。比喻故弄玄虚蒙骗人