半天云里挂口袋，装风半天雲里掛口袋，裝風半天雲里掛口袋，裝風

hanging a sack in the clouds: holding wind (acting crazy)

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who pretends to be mad or play dumb. Mocking or humorous.
Wordplay: 风 (fēng, wind) stands for 疯 (fēng, mad): a sack hung in the sky 'holds wind' (装风), which sounds like 'feigning madness' (装疯).

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Simplified: 半天云里挂口袋，装风
Traditional (Taiwan): 半天雲里掛口袋，裝風
Pinyin: bàntiān Yún lǐ guà kǒudài, zhuāng fēng
Bopomofo: ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞˋ，ㄓㄨㄤㄈㄥ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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