对啊 装什么傻呀
“Yeah, stop playing dumb”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If you dare to do it, don't be afraid of people talking”
对啊 装什么傻 呀
“Yeah, stop playing dumb”
我孔桂芳
“I, Kong Guifang”
“Drop the innocent act; you know perfectly well what you did.”
In Chinese social conflicts, pretending not to understand is a common face-saving evasive tactic, which opponents bluntly dismantle by pointing out that 'playing dumb' will not work.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to play dumb; to pretend not to understand
Commonly used in informal speech to confront someone deliberately pretending ignorance to dodge blame.
Adds emphasis to the agreement with the preceding accusation.
Softens the acoustic harshness while maintaining an exasperated, rhetorical edge.