nào
xuán

idiom
variant

Meaning of 闹玄虚

闹玄虚 means to deliberately employ mystifying tactics; to resort to tricks to confuse others. Pronounced nào xuán xū.

  • to deliberately employ mystifying tactics; to resort to tricks to confuse others

Definitions & Examples

bié
gēn
nào
xuán
 
dào
xiǎng
shuō
shén
me
 

Don't play mysterious with me—what exactly are you trying to say?

shuō
huà
zǒng
ài
nào
xuán
 
ràng
rén
zháo
tóu
nǎo
 

He always likes to talk in riddles, leaving people completely baffled.

Zhè
jiàn
shì
běn
lái
hěn
jiǎn
dān
 
yào
nào
xuán
 

This matter is actually quite simple—don't deliberately complicate it with mystification.