chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

Traditional: 揣著明白裝糊塗

揣着明白装糊涂 (chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu) is a Chinese word meaning “to pretend to not know; to play dumb”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pretend to not know
  2. 2to play dumb

Characters in 揣着明白装糊涂

揣chuāi · to put into (one's pockets, clothes)着zhāo · a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])明míng · bright白bái · white装zhuāng · adornment糊hū · to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like)涂tú · to apply (paint etc)

Related words

着a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])着to touch着aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着to wear (clothes)着variant of 著|着[zhao1]着variant of 著|着[zhao2]着variant of 著|着[zhe5]着variant of 著|着[zhuo2]明白clear; obvious; unequivocal明天tomorrow证明proof装adornment

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