装腔作势

裝腔作勢
zhuāngqiāngzuòshì
  1. posturing
  2. pretentious
  3. affected

CEDICT

to act affectedly; to put on airs

Wiktionary

故意装出某种腔调或姿势。《精忠岳传．第六五回》：「赵大、钱二，还要装腔作势。地方邻舍，俱来替他讨情，二人方才应允。」也作「拿班作势」。

重編國語辭典

故意装出某种腔调或姿态

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 装 zhuāng
  1. adornment
  2. to adorn
  3. dress
  4. clothing
  5. costume (of an actor in a play)
  6. to play a role
  7. to pretend
  8. to install
  9. to fix
  10. to wrap (sth in a bag)
  11. to load
  12. to pack
2 腔 qiāng
  1. (bound form) cavity
  2. (bound form) speech; talk
  3. tune
  4. accent (in one's speech)
  5. (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock
3 作势 zuòshì
  1. to adopt an attitude
  2. to strike a posture

Related entries

拿乔 náqiáo
  1. pretentious
  2. striking a pose
浮华 fúhuá
  1. ostentatious
  2. pretentious
  3. showy
矫情 jiǎoqíng
  1. affected
  2. unnatural
  3. pretentious
神气 shénqì
  1. expression
  2. manner
  3. vigorous
  4. impressive
  5. lofty
  6. pretentious
做作 zuòzuo
  1. affected
  2. artificial
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