掐着脚趾头念佛，玩儿邪的掐著腳趾頭念佛，玩兒邪的掐着腳趾頭念佛，玩兒邪的

chanting the Buddha's name while pinching one's toes: playing wicked tricks

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Condemns someone who talks piously but acts crookedly. Hypocrisy; abusive.

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Simplified: 掐着脚趾头念佛，玩儿邪的
Traditional (Taiwan): 掐著腳趾頭念佛，玩兒邪的
Traditional (Hong Kong): 掐着腳趾頭念佛，玩兒邪的
Pinyin: qiāzhe jiǎozhǐtou niànfó, wánr xié de
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄚ ˙ㄓㄜㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓˇ ˙ㄊㄡㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ，ㄨㄢˊㄦㄒㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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