矫揉造作 in English jiao3 rou2 zao4 zuo4 Meaning

Meanings

• pretension
• affectation
• putting on artificial airs

Pinyin

jiao3 rou2 zao4 zuo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

矫jiao3surname Jiao 揉rou2to knead 造zao4to make 作zuo4worker