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裝模作樣
  zong1 mou4 zok3 joeng6   jyutping
  zhuang1 mu2 zuo4 yang4   pinyin
make a pretense of; put on an act; behave in an affected way

[synonym] 作勢
Idiom
verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
裝模作樣 / 装模作样

This word has been viewed 1517 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 31st May 2012 01:48
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Characters in this word:

 zong1  -  clothes; dress up; pretend; load; install
 mou4  -  model; imitate; mould
 zok3  -  make; write; regard as
 joeng6 joeng6*2  -  shape; sample; type
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