deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
trad. 故弄玄虛
Also written 故弄玄虛【gù nòng xuán xū】
Characters in this word
4故
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
happening, instance, reason, cause, intentional, former, old, friend, therefore, hence, (of people) to die, dead
- Pinyin
- gù
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 17793 of 2500
弄
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lane, alley
- Pinyin
- lòng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 466 of 2500
玄
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
black, mysterious
- Pinyin
- xuán
- Strokes
- 5
虚
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emptiness, void, abstract theory or guiding principles, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, (of health) weak, virtual, in vain
- Pinyin
- xū
- Traditional
- 虛
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 25196 of 2500