wayang
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Malay:
wayang
definitions
verb
- to act; to pretend, especially to be busy doing work when one is not; to put on a perfunctory display
adjective
- for show; insincere; perfunctory
A person's character is not determined from distorted media reports or from some wayang show.
— 2016 May 4, Kenneth Cheng and Louisa Tang (quoting Paul Tambyah). Today, "I’d rather lose than attack my opponents: Chee". p.10
It is probably "wayang", as we say in Singapore, to get the best deal for her country because — as the richest nation in the EU — it will end up footing most of the bill to keep the euro zone going.
— 2012 June 29, Colin Tan. Today (Afternoon Edition), "Dark clouds over housing market". p.56
synonyms:
noun
- an act; a perfunctory display; insincere behaviour; a pretense
- a play, theater show, or any other live stage performance in general
- traditional Chinese street opera, usually performed outdoors on a stage or other structure facing a live audience
We saw a big wayang in this house. Ordinarily, such a wayang would have seemed comical. But in the context of how important integrity and trust is in how we govern our little red dot, I am so disappointed and so saddened by this entire sorry saga.
— 2015 February 12, Heng Swee Keat. Parliamentary debate
... as well as Neighbourhood Sketches, where street performances like wayang and gamelan, once commonly staged in the neighbourhood, are revived.
— 2015 November 7, Serene Lim. Today, "Sweet kampung days". p.22
I sat next to Auntie Ng at Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple that evening, waiting to watch Lau Sai Thor Guan Teochew Wayang perform Yijin Ronggui, its last show for the opera gala this season.
— 2009, Tong Soon Lee. Chinese Street Opera in Singapore. University of Illinois Press. ISBN: 9780252032462. p.110
I have never seen a wayang (street opera) performance. But as an introduction to this traditional art form, Titoudao might just be the ticket.
— 2015, Ning Cai. Today, "A timeless delight". p.34