PRETEND    假裝佯

CHEAT so as to CAUSE OTHERS to BELIEVE one COPULA:is RESEMBLING:as one SEEMS WHEN one is NOT.
MAKE AS IFPROFESSAFFECTDISSIMULATEDISSEMBLEPUT IT ONPUT ON A FALSE FRONTGO THROUGH THE MOTIONSSHAMFAKE ITPUT ON AN ACT ASMAKE BELIEVE ONE ISPLAY AT BEINGACT (THE PART OF)PLAY-ACT (THE PART OF)IMPERSONATE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for pretending to be what one is not is yáng 佯 (ant.* zhēn xiàng 真相 "real shape"). 2. Wěi 偽 (ant. zhēn 真 "genuine") refers to the deliberate production of something artificial, and by extension the word comes to mean "pretend". 3. Shì 飾 (ant. pǔ 樸 "basic and genuine, unadorned") refers to ostentatious pretence. 4. Wū 誣 (ant. xìn 信 "trusty") emphaises the fraudulent aspect of pretense. 5. Wēi fú 微服 and wēi xíng 微行 refer specifically to a notorious person going out and pretending to be an ordinary citizen of some kind or another. 6. Jiǎ 假 (ant. zhēn 真 "genuine") is rare in pre-Buddhist times and refers to pretending to do something.
Modern Chinese Criteria
假裝 is the current modern word for pretending. 偽裝 focusses on the artificiality of the pretence. 裝作 focusses on the creativeness of act of pretending. 作偽 focusses on the act of dissimulating pretence itself rather than its result. 裝假 "feign, make pretences" is often intransitive. 假充 "pose as" is always transitive. 佯裝 (lit) focusses on the dissimulation involved in pretending. 弄虛作假 (prov) refers generally to acts of pretense. 裝 作 佯 做作 扭捏 裝蒜 裝腔 妝�� 裝相 裝樣子 裝腔作勢 裝模作樣 惺惺作態 東施效顰 故作姿態 拿腔作勢 拿腔拿調 矯揉造作 無病呻吟 像煞有介事 一本正經 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • AS IF　PRETENDing that what is NOT REAL IS REAL. (anc: 15/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • CHEAT　CRIME of CAUSING OTHERS TO BELIEVE to be TRUE what one KNOWS is NOT TRUE AND TYPICALLY to CAUSE THEM THEREFORE TO SUFFER DAMAGE. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • CRIME　WICKED ACT OFFENDING INTENSELY against an IMPORTANT LAW. (anc: 12/0, child: 2)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
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    DISSIMULATIO

    HYPOCRISIS

    SIMULATIO

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    VERSTELLUNG

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    EIRON

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    • Words (22 items)

    偽  wěi OC: ŋgʷals MC: ŋiɛ
    為  wéi OC: ɢʷal MC: ɦiɛ 20 Attributions

    Wěi 偽 (ant. zhēn 真 "genuine") refers to the deliberate production of something artificial, and by extension the word comes to mean "pretend".

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 詐/CHEAT Zhà 詐 (ant. què 愨 "honest") is a fraudulent act of cheating designed to harm the interests of others.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactdissimulation, artifice, pretense
    • vadNdishonest, dissimulating
    • vadVthrough dissimulation; under false pretenses
    • viactdissimulate
    • vt+V[0]fake; pretend to
    • vttoN1.postvtoN2treat N1 as if he was N2CH
    • vttoN1.postvtoN2以主為父 "treat the ruler as (if he were) one's father "treat N2 as if he was N1CH
    佯  yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ
    陽  yáng OC: k-laŋ MC: ji̯ɐŋ 14 Attributions

    The current general word for pretending to be what one is not is yáng 佯 (ant.* zhēn xiàng 真相 "real shape").

      Syntactic words
    • vadVmaking a false pretense, using false pretenses
    • viactmake pretenses
    • vt+V[0]pretend to
    飾  shì OC: qhljɯɡ MC: ɕɨk 9 Attributions

    Shì 飾 (ant. pǔ 樸 "basic and genuine, unadorned") refers to ostentatious pretence.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactpretense
    • viactbe pretentious, put on a pretentious show
    • vt+prep+Nmake a pretentious show of; affect 飾於
    • vtoNput on an attractive show of
    • vtoNPab{S}make an artificial pretence that S
    矯  jiǎo OC: krewʔ MC: kiɛu 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVthrough pretense, by pretending, on false pretenses
    • vt+prep+Npretend to (fame)
    • vt+V[0]pretend to V
    • vtoNmake pretenses for (the outsiders)
    • vtoNbe pretentious aboutCH
    詳  xiáng OC: sɢlaŋ MC: zi̯ɐŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]read yáng: to pretend to V see 佯
    作  zuò OC: tsaaɡs MC: tsuo̝
    作  zuò OC: tsaals MC: tsɑ
    作  zuò OC: tsaaɡ MC: tsɑk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpretend to (abilities); pretend to be (the Buddha)
    假  jiǎ OC: kraaʔ MC: kɣɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVwith false pretense, under false pretenses
    • vt+prep+Npretend that; pretend to 假於
    • vtoN以Ａ假Ｂ: use A instead of B pretending that A is B
    • vtoV(0)pretend to VCH
    誣  wū OC: ma MC: mi̯o 2 Attributions

    Wū 誣 (ant. xìn 信 "trusty") emphaises the fraudulent aspect of pretense.

      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]pretend to by making untruthful statements (be able to, having an ability etc)
    借  jiè OC: skjaags MC: tsɣɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabtextpretext
    • vtoNmake pretentions at, pretend to have
    鄉原  xiāng yuán OC: qhaŋ ŋɡon MC: hi̯ɐŋ ŋi̯ɐn 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNhypocritical
    • NP{v1&v2(.adN)}hypocrites 鄉愿
    微服  wēi fú OC: mɯl bɯɡ MC: mɨi buk 2 Attributions

    Wēi fú 微服 and wēi xíng 微行 refer specifically to a notorious person going out and pretending to be an ordinary citizen of some kind or another.

      Syntactic words
    • VPt[oN](of Confucius (MENG) and later standardly emperors or kings:) go out incognito
    矯舉  jiǎo jǔ OC: krewʔ klaʔ MC: kiɛu ki̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactmake pretentious speeches
    偽匿  wěi nì OC: ŋgʷals nɯɡ MC: ŋiɛ ɳɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsych/actfraudulent pretense; hypocrisy, dissimulation
    詐現  zhà xiàn OC: tsraaɡs ɡeens MC: ʈʂɣɛ ɦen 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpretend to a quality
    詳為  yáng wěi MC: yang -- OC: k-laŋ -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNread yángwěi: pretend somethingDS
    示  shì OC: ɢljils MC: ʑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]pretend that
    借以  jiè yǐ OC: skjaags k-lɯʔ MC: tsɣɛ jɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpretend to
    裝  zhuāng OC: skraŋ MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpost-Han: pretend, put on a show of
    託  tuō OC: ph-laaɡ MC: thɑk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpretend to
    逞  chěng OC: theŋʔ MC: ʈhiɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]pretend that one V-s
    微行  wēi xíng OC: mɯl ɢraaŋ MC: mɨi ɦɣaŋ 0 Attributions

    Wēi fú 微服 and wēi xíng 微行 refer specifically to a notorious person going out and pretending to be an ordinary citizen of some kind or another.

      Syntactic words
    微  wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+V[0]pretend to V; dissimulate