Where does “作秀” come from?

作秀 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 作 — to do, to work.

作秀 (Chinese): to put on a show; to do a publicity stunt; to...

Definitions

  1. to put on a show; to do a publicity stunt; to...

Ancestry of “作秀”, step by step

作秀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chineseto do, to work

via Chinese en:show

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chineseen:show
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