故作高深 [－－－－]

Jyutping gu3 zok3 gou1 sam1
Pinyin gù zuò gāo shēn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    扮出​深​不可​測​嘅​模​樣​；​將簡​單​嘅​事情​複​雜化
    to behave in an overly sophisticated way; make simple things unnecessarily complicated
    • 佢寫文章時鍾意用好難嘅詞，真係故作高深。
      佢写文章时钟意用好难嘅词，真系故作高深。
      keoi5 se2 man4 zoeng1 si4 zung1 ji3 jung6 hou2 naan4 ge3 ci4, zan1 hai6 gu3 zok3 gou1 sam1
      While writing, he likes using very difficult vocabularies and makes simple things unnecessarily complicated.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢写文章时钟意用好难嘅词，真系故作高深。
    佢寫文章時鍾意用好難嘅詞，真係故作高深。
    keoi5 se2 man4 zoeng1 si4 zung1 ji3 jung6 hou2 naan4 ge3 ci4, zan1 hai6 gu3 zok3 gou1 sam1
    • While writing, he likes using very difficult vocabularies and makes simple things unnecessarily complicated.