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裝模作樣 (zong1 mou4 zok3 joeng6) — make a pretense of; put on an act; behave in an affected way in Cantonese

zongˉ¹裝mouˎ₄模zok˗₃作joengˍ₆樣
简 装模作样
Mandarin Pinyin: zhuang1 mu2 zuo4 yang4

Meaning of 裝模作樣

nounmake a pretense of; put on an act; behave in an affected way

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Example Sentences with 裝模作樣

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gam˗₃咁zongˉ¹裝mouˎ₄模zouˍ₆作joengˍ₆樣laa1.啦。
Don't be so pretentious.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係douˍ₆度zongˉ¹裝mouˎ₄模zouˍ₆作joengˍ₆樣ze1.啫。
He's just putting on an act.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好zongˉ¹裝mouˎ₄模zouˍ₆作joeng6.樣。
His way of speaking is very affected.
mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使zongˉ¹裝mouˎ₄模zouˍ₆作joeng6,樣，zouˍ₆做faanˉ¹返ziˍ₆自gei2.己。
No need to pretend, just be yourself.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日baanˍ₆扮je5,嘢，houˊ²好zongˉ¹裝mouˎ₄模zouˍ₆作joeng6.樣。
He always pretends, very pretentious.
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Characters in 裝模作樣

裝zong1
clothes; garments; dress
模mou4
model; pattern; standard; norm
樣joeng6
sample; model; pattern; specimen

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