放着明白装糊涂 in English fang4 zhe5 ming2 bai5 zhuang1 hu2 tu5 Meaning

Meanings

  • to pretend not to know (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

放 着 明 白 装 糊 涂

Traditional Characters

放 著 明 白 裝 糊 塗

Pinyin

fang4 zhe5 ming2 bai5 zhuang1 hu2 tu5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

放fang4to put 着zhe5(chess) move 明ming2Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 白bai2surname Bai 装zhuang1adornment 糊hu2variant of 糊[hu2] 涂tu2to apply (paint etc)