故作端庄 gù zuò duān zhuāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. artificial show of seriousness
  2. to pretend to be solemn

CHARACTERS

故 gù ancient, old; reason, because
作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform
端 duān end, extreme; head; beginning
庄 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa, manor