feign madness and act like an idiot

feign madness and act like an idiot

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu à NGL ó NGM à ISH à, which means deliberately pretending to be deaf and stupid. I know clearly and pretend to be confused. It's from Lao She's four generations in the same hall.

The origin of Idioms

Lao She's "four generations in the same hall" 22: "he should inspire their patriotism and tell them to resist the enemy, but how can he still pretend to be deaf and foolish to teach here instead of going to the battlefield?"

Idiom usage

Act 2 of Cao Yu's Peking man you owe me, you have to pay me back. I've never said that you can't do it again.

Analysis of Idioms

Play deaf and dumb