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裝聾作啞

简 装聋作哑 · 繁 裝聾作啞
Mandarin · pinyin zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ

Meanings

  1. to play deaf-mute
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Characters in this entry

裝
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聾
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作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
啞
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装
zhuāng · dress, clothes, attire; fill
聋
lóng · deaf
哑
yǎ · dumb, mute; become hoarse
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Mandarin tones

1–2–4–3 · zhuang1 long2 zuo4 ya3

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zong1 lung4 zok3 aa2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to pretend to not know; to deliberately to not ask or listen

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