Japanese

ひはつようきょう
Meaning: to wear one's hair loose and pretend to be mad; feigned madness as a tactic
Part of Speech: Noun, Four-character idiom

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Example

物語の中で、忠臣は王の怒りを逃れるために被髪佯狂を選んだ。
In the story, the loyal minister chose to feign madness with his hair loose in order to escape the king's anger.

Usage Notes

This literary four-character idiom refers to pretending to be insane, often as a desperate political or moral strategy. It is not common in everyday conversation.

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