装疯卖傻 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

不要装疯卖傻了

2

很会装疯卖傻

3

一直装疯卖傻

Definition

装疯卖傻:

Literally means:

feign madness and act like an idiot; play the fool

Actually means:

卖, put on a show.

The whole phrase means acting as an idiot in order to cover up the truth or to attain a certain purpose. Derogatory.

卖，卖弄。

装疯卖傻，为了掩盖真实的思想和行为或达到某种目的而假装疯癫、痴呆。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)

1

Zhège

这个

zuìfàn

罪犯

yīzhí

一直

zhuāngfēngmàishǎ

装疯卖傻

,

shénme

什么

yě

也

bùkěn

不肯

jiǎng

讲

。

The criminal has been pretending to be crazy and selling stupid, and he won't say anything.

2

Tā

她

hěn

很

huì

会

zhuāngfēngmàishǎ

装疯卖傻

,

yǐwéi

以为

zhèyàng

这样

rénjiā

人家

jiù

就

ná

拿

tā

她

méi

没

bànfǎ

办法

。

Qíshí

其实

,

sòng

送

jīngshénbìng

精神病

yīyuàn

医院

yī

一

zhā

查

jiù

就

zhīdào

知道

le

了

。

She's very good at pretending to be crazy and sell silly, thinking that people can't take her. In fact, send a psychiatric hospital to check it out.

3

Nàge

那个

gūniang

姑娘

hěn

很

cōngming

聪明

,

yī

一

fāxiàn

发现

zìjǐ

自己

bèi

被

guǎimài

拐卖

le

了

,

jiù

就

lìkè

立刻

zhuāngfēngmàishǎ

装疯卖傻

,

hòulái

后来

zhōngyú

终于

táochū

逃出

le

了

hǔkǒu

虎口

。

The girl was very clever, and as soon as she found out that she had been trafficked, she immediately pretended to be a fool, and then finally escaped from the tiger's mouth.