装疯卖傻 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to play the fool; to feign madness; to act dumb

Character by character

• 装zhuāngdress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install
• 疯fēngcrazy, insane, mentally ill
• 卖màito sell; to betray; to show off
• 傻shǎfoolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile

Idioms sharing a character

• 乔装打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
• 女扮男装 nǚ bàn nán zhuāng
• 男扮女装 nán bàn nǚ zhuāng
• 装傻充愣 zhuāng shǎ chōng lèng
• 装模作样 zhuāng mó zuò yàng
• 装神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
• 装穷叫苦 zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ
• 装点门面 zhuāng diǎn mén miàn
• 倚老卖老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
• 生炒热卖 shēng chǎo rè mài

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