feign ignorance; play deaf and dumb
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pretend to be deaf and mute; to feign ignorance; to deliberately ignore
neutralUsed to describe someone who deliberately pretends not to hear or know about something, often to avoid responsibility or involvement.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
，
tā他
zhuāng装
lóng聋
zuò作
yǎ哑
，
bù不
yǔ予
zhì置
píng评
。
He feigned ignorance on this matter and refused to comment.
Nǐ你
bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
zhuāng装
lóng聋
zuò作
yǎ哑
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
dōu都
tīng听
jiàn见
le了
。
Don't play dumb with me—I know you heard everything.
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Miàn面
duì对
qún群
zhòng众
de的
zhì质
yí疑
，
yī一
xiē些
guān官
yuán员
xuǎn选
zé择
zhuāng装
lóng聋
zuò作
yǎ哑
。
Faced with questions from the public, some officials chose to play deaf and dumb.