揣着明白装糊涂 in English chuai1 zhe5 ming2 bai5 zhuang1 hu2 tu5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to pretend to not know
  • to play dumb

Simplified Characters

揣 着 明 白 装 糊 涂

Traditional Characters

揣 著 明 白 裝 糊 塗

Pinyin

chuai1 zhe5 ming2 bai5 zhuang1 hu2 tu5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

揣chuai1to put into (one's pockets, clothes) 着zhe5(chess) move 明ming2Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 白bai2surname Bai 装zhuang1adornment 糊hu2variant of 糊[hu2] 涂tu2to apply (paint etc)