故弄玄虚

Traditional: 故弄玄虛

gù nòng xuán xū

Dictionary entry

deliberately mystifying

What does 故弄玄虚 mean?

故弄玄虚 (gù nòng xuán xū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1deliberately mystifying

2to make sth unnecessarily complicated

Character breakdown

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故gùhappening · instance 弄lònglane · alley 玄xuánblack · mysterious 虚xūemptiness · void

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How to pronounce 故弄玄虚

故弄玄虚

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