在跟我们演戏装傻
“playing dumb with us?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
难道城主
“Is the governor”
在跟我们 演戏 装傻
“playing dumb with us?”
夫人画画真好看
“You draw so beautifully, My Lady.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Playing dumb or foolish is a classic Chinese political survival tactic to lower an opponent's guard before striking.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to play dumb; to act foolish
Common spoken idiom describing someone pretending not to understand in order to avoid responsibility or deceive others.
to put on an act; to feign
Metaphorically used to accuse someone of being disingenuous or staging a deception.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I don't know how to act crazy, right?”
“We've been interrogating him, and he keeps playing dumb.”
“You were just being silly.”
“playing the fool all along.”