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假癡不癲
  gaa2 ci1 bat1 din1   jyutping
  jia3 chi1 bu4 dian1   pinyin
to play dumb while remaining smart

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
假癡不癲 / 假痴不癫

This word has been viewed 1496 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 22nd Mar 2009 06:03 and last edited on 4th Sep 2015 00:59
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Characters in this word:

 gaa2 gaa3  -  false; fake; suppose; if; borrow; holiday
 ci1  -  idiotic; crazy about
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 din1  -  crazy; mad; insane
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