act affectedly

act affectedly

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is n á B ā nzu ò sh ì, which means pretending. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Knowing that Wu Ruian had burned his files and decided not to protect his reputation, he refused to go as soon as he was invited.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: to act like a man, to act like a man; antonym: to be serious

The origin of Idioms

The 23rd chapter of Cao Xueqin's dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "Sister Feng agreed to see that he didn't make a big influence on the class."

Idiom explanation

Pretend.