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放著明白裝糊塗

简放着明白装糊涂 · 繁放著明白裝糊塗

Mandarin · pinyin fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu

to pretend not to know (idiom)

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
著: zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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糊: hú · paste, stick on with paste
塗: Look up this written character
着: zhe · make move, take action
装: zhuāng · dress, clothes, attire; fill
涂: tú · surname; name of certain rivers

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4–5–2–5–1–2–5 · fang4 zhe5 ming2 bai5 zhuang1 hu2 tu5

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