乔装打扮

喬裝打扮

qiáozhuāng-dǎbàn

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Meanings

间谍乔装打扮，混进了敌营。

Jiāndié qiáozhuāngdǎbàn, hùnjìn le dí yíng.

The spy disguised himself and infiltrated the enemy camp.

皇帝乔装打扮，悄悄走访民间。

Huángdì qiáozhuāngdǎbàn, qiāoqiāo zǒufǎng mínjiān.

The emperor put on a disguise and quietly visited the common folk.

history

Used in Wu Jianren's late-Qing novel 《痛史》 ch. 23: 不过是乔装打扮，掩人耳目 — 'merely a disguise to deceive the eyes and ears of others.'

乔 qiáo

装 zhuāng

打 dǎ

扮 bàn