矯情 [矫－]

Jyutping giu2 cing4
Pinyin jiǎo qing

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Mandarin, colloquial
    to be stubborn; to be headstrong; to be wilful
  2. verb, Mandarin, colloquial
    to be argumentative; to use sophistry
  3. verb, Mandarin, colloquial
    to act in an affected fashion; to be pretentious

矯情 [矫－]

Jyutping giu2 cing4
Pinyin jiǎo qíng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. affected
  2. unnatural
  3. pretentious
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to be deliberately unconventional; to act in an affected fashion; to be pretentious
  2. verb, literary
    to cover up the truth

矯情 [矫－]

Jyutping giu2 cing4
Pinyin jiáo qing

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (Beijing dialect) argumentative
  2. unreasonable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    做作
    (of behaviour, facial expression, tone, manner, etc) affected; artificial, unnatural; mimic
    • 佢係個矯情嘅人，成日扮高尚。
      佢系个矫情嘅人，成日扮高尚。
      keoi5 hai6 go3 giu2 cing4 ge3 jan4, sing4 jat6 baan6 gou1 soeng6.
      He always acts unnaturally to pretend he is high class.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Mandarin, colloquial
    to be argumentative; to use sophistry
  2. verb, Mandarin, colloquial
    to act in an affected fashion; to be pretentious
  3. verb, Mandarin, colloquial
    to be stubborn; to be headstrong; to be wilful
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢系个矫情嘅人，成日扮高尚。
    佢係個矯情嘅人，成日扮高尚。
    keoi5 hai6 go3 giu2 cing4 ge3 jan4, sing4 jat6 baan6 gou1 soeng6.
    • He always acts unnaturally to pretend he is high class.