扮 baan⁶ {bàn}

(verb) to pretend

扮 baan⁶ {bàn}

1. to disguise oneself as
2. to dress up
3. to play (a role)
4. to put on (an expression)

扮蟹 baan³ haai⁵ {bàn xiè}

to pretend to be ignorant

扮傻 baan³ so⁴ {bàn shǎ}

to pretend dumb or stupid

扮到 baan⁶ dou³ {bàn dào}

to pretend; to dress up as; to disguise as

扮嘢 baan⁶ je⁵ {bàn yě}

(verb) to pretend; to fake; (adjective) pretentious

扮野 baan⁶ je⁵ {bàn yě}

feigning

扮靚〔-靓〕 baan⁶ leng³ {bàn liàng}

(verb) to beautify; to apply makeup; to dress up; to adorn; to deck out

扮作 baan⁶ zok³ {bàn zuò}

to disguise as; to impersonate

扮酷 baan³ huk⁶ {bàn kù}

to act cool

扮相 baan³ soeng³ {bàn xiàng}

stage costume

扮演 baan⁶ jin² {bàn yǎn}

1. to play the role of
2. to act

扮裝〔-装〕 baan⁶ zong¹ {bàn zhuāng}

makeup

扮代表 baan⁶ doi⁶ biu² {bàn dài biǎo}

to pretend one is a representative, it means one does not know much but acts as if one knows a lot

扮好人 baan⁶ hou² jan⁴ {bàn hǎo rén}

pretend to be a good/ kind person

扮靚靚〔-靓靓〕 baan⁶ leng³ leng³ {bàn liàng jìng}

verb; dress up

扮晒蟹 baan⁶ saai³ haai⁵ {bàn shài xiè}

verb; literally: one acting as a crab; run amuck like a crab; describe one to act capable when acutally not

扮鬼扮馬〔---马〕 baan⁶ gwai² baan⁶ maa⁵ {bàn guǐ bàn mǎ}

clowning; ugly make-up; dress-up (spoken)

扮家家酒 baan³ gaa¹ gaa¹ zau² {bàn jiā jiā jiǔ}

to play house (Tw)

扮裝皇后〔-装--〕 baan³ zong¹ wong⁴ hau⁶ {bàn zhuāng huáng hòu}

1. drag queen
2. female impersonator

扮豬吃老虎〔-猪---〕 baan⁶ zyu¹ hek³ lou⁵ fu² {bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ}

people who put on a mask and pretend, but their real self will show during important moments; a wolf in sheep's clothing

扮豬食老虎〔-猪---〕 baan⁶ zyu¹ sik⁶ lou⁵ fu² {bàn zhū shí lǎo hǔ}

(phrase) literally means 'Act like a pig, bite the tiger to death'; pretend to be dumb and harmless while waiting for one's chance to attack an enemy.