假痴不癲

Chinese

		vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose	imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	not; no	convulsions; crazy
trad. (假痴不癲/假癡不癲)		假	痴/癡	不	癲
simp. (假痴不癫)		假	痴	不	癫
Literally: “to feign madness but keep your balance”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎchībùdiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa² ci¹ bat¹ din¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎchībùdiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎchihbùdian
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-chʻih¹-pu⁴-tien¹
    • Yale: jyǎ-chr̄-bù-dyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeachybudian
    • Palladius: цзячибудянь (czjačibudjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa² ci¹ bat¹ din¹
    • Yale: gá chī bāt dīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa² tsi¹ bat⁷ din¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga² qi¹ bed¹ din¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

假痴不癲

1. to hide behind the mask of a fool, a madman, etc. to create confusion about one's true intentions