装模作样

to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation / to indulge in histrionics

Characters and words in 装模作样

adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack

装 = 壮 + 衣 : Julian Giant Squid and the armoured hero are rehearsing their play in front of the anglepod. Julian Giant Squid wears a kilt and is playing the damsel in distress which is rescued by the armoured hero.

模

mó = m + o2

to imitate / model / norm / pattern

模 = 木 + 莫 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) and Mozart (莫) both want to impress a super model (模) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). They both set up beautiful Christmas trees (木) to impress the super model with their decoration skills.

模

mú = mu + Ø2

mold / die / matrix / pattern

模 = 木 + 莫 : Just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) Mozart (莫) and Malte Monkey (mu) create a duplicate of a Christmas tree (木) using lots of silicon and a mold (模).

作

zuo̅ = zu + o1

worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

作

zuò = zu + o4

to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works

作 = 乍 + 亻 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Zapatista Zebra (zu) are high-fiveing in the observatory's bathroom (o4) because they're growing so awesome Mohawk (乍) haircuts.

样

樣

yàng = y + ang4

manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type

样 = 木 + 羊 : Maud Younger finds a sheep painting the walls in the anglepod's bathroom. The sheep is painting the walls with a pattern of Christmas trees. Intoxicated by the pattern's appearance, she almost believes herself to stand in the middle of a mystical forest.

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