Chinese Word: 舞文弄墨 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to pervert law by lexical chicanery; to engage in word-mongering (idiom)

1		wǒ 我 yě 也 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢。 tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì 装腔作势， bú shi 不是 yǎo wén jiáo zì 咬文嚼字， jiù shì 就是 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨。 I don't like either. He is always putting on an act, either speaking like a book or being playful with words.
2		nǐ 你 děi 得 chéng rèn 承认 tā 他 hái 还 zhēn 真 huì 会 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨 de 的。 You've got to admit, he does have a way with words.
3		yǒu xiē 有些 jiào shòu 教授 zǒng shì 总是 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì 装腔作势， bú shi 不是 yǎo wén jiáo zì 咬文嚼字， jiù shì 就是 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨。 Some professors are always putting on an act, either speaking like a book or being playful with words.
4		zài 在 wǒ 我 xián xiá 闲暇 de 的 shí hou 时候 xǐ huan 喜欢 tī zú qiú 踢足球， wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨， yòng 用 wén zì 文字 jì lù 记录 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 In my free time like playing football, prose, with written records of your life.
5		mò 漠 běi 北 de 的 cāng sāng 沧桑、 huāng liáng 荒凉， zài 在 shī rén 诗人 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨 jiān 间， jìng 竟 xiǎn de 显得 gé wài 格外 cuǐ càn 璀璨。 North of vicissitudes, desolate, in poet show off literary skill, he is very bright.

1		wǒ 我 yě 也 bù 不 xǐ huan 喜欢。 tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì 装腔作势， bú shi 不是 yǎo wén jiáo zì 咬文嚼字， jiù shì 就是 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨。 I don't like either. He is always putting on an act, either speaking like a book or being playful with words.
2		nǐ 你 děi 得 chéng rèn 承认 tā 他 hái 还 zhēn 真 huì 会 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨 de 的。 You've got to admit, he does have a way with words.
3		yǒu xiē 有些 jiào shòu 教授 zǒng shì 总是 zhuāng qiāng zuò shì 装腔作势， bú shi 不是 yǎo wén jiáo zì 咬文嚼字， jiù shì 就是 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨。 Some professors are always putting on an act, either speaking like a book or being playful with words.
4		zài 在 wǒ 我 xián xiá 闲暇 de 的 shí hou 时候 xǐ huan 喜欢 tī zú qiú 踢足球， wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨， yòng 用 wén zì 文字 jì lù 记录 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 In my free time like playing football, prose, with written records of your life.
5		mò 漠 běi 北 de 的 cāng sāng 沧桑、 huāng liáng 荒凉， zài 在 shī rén 诗人 wǔ wén nòng mò 舞文弄墨 jiān 间， jìng 竟 xiǎn de 显得 gé wài 格外 cuǐ càn 璀璨。 North of vicissitudes, desolate, in poet show off literary skill, he is very bright.