惺惺作态

惺惺作態
xīngxīngzuòtài
(idiom) to put on an act

CEDICT

to be affected; to simulate; to have affected manners

Wiktionary

故意装模做样，虚情假意。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 惺惺 xīngxīng
  1. (literary) awake
  2. (literary) intelligent; clever
2 作态 zuòtài to put on an attitude; to pose

Related entries

故作姿态 gùzuòzītài to put on an act