Play the fool

Play the fool

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu ā NGF ē ngzu ò sh ǎ, which means deliberately pretending to be crazy. It comes from Guigong pond by Zheng Zhenduo.

Idiom usage

As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in dealing with affairs

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: act crazy, act crazy and sell stupid

The origin of Idioms

Zheng Zhenduo's "Guigong Tang" Eight: "Jia Yuqing in the middle of drinking, pretending to be crazy, slandering the Southern Dynasty characters everywhere, in order to flatter tiemuer."

Idiom explanation

Pretending to be crazy and stupid. It's the same as "playing the fool".