弄虚作假

nòngxūzuòjiǎ

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

Traditional 弄虛作假

Meaning

nòngxūzuòjiǎ nong4 xu1 zuo4 jia3

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nòng · to do; to mock, to tease; to play with

Radical 廾 · 7 strokes · Parts 玉廾

Ideographic: Two hands 廾 playing with a piece of jade 玉; 廾 also provides the pronunciation

xū · false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain

Radical 虍 · 11 strokes · Parts 虍业

Ideographic: A tiger 虍 stalking in the bushes 业

zuò · to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform

Radical 亻 · 7 strokes · Parts 亻乍

Ideographic: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation

jiǎ · fake, false, deceitful; vacation

Radical 亻 · 11 strokes · Parts 亻叚

Ideographic: A false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation