假掰
gēi bāi
Pinyin
Definition
假掰
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- (Tw) affected
- pretentious
- to put on a display of histrionics
- (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-pai])
Character Decomposition
Idioms (9)
不假思索
- 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
- 2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
- 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
假公济私
- 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
- 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
- 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)