卢正廉还装蒜
“Lu Zhenglian still plays innocent,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“they never whipped Hanxiao.”
卢正廉还 装蒜
“Lu Zhenglian still plays innocent,”
“denies ever seeing other clients. That man's rank was even higher,”
“He knows everything but is still pretending to be clueless.”
In Chinese social and political conflicts, feigning ignorance is a common protective stalling tactic when dealing with superiors or investigators.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to play dumb; to feign ignorance
A colloquial and slightly derogatory phrase used to call someone out for pretending not to know something obvious.