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装洋蒜

zhuāng yáng suàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to feign ignorance
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0023d56aa3c324d1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

裝洋蒜 装洋蒜 [zhuang1 yang2 suan4] /to feign ignorance/

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Other forms in these source records: 裝洋蒜

  • 装
    zhuāng

    adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack

  • 洋
    yáng

    ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin

  • 蒜

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.