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混淆视听 — “Confuse sight and hearing”

混淆视听 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately create confusion or spread misinformation to obscure the truth and mislead people's judgment”. Literally, “confuse sight and hearing”.

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混淆视听 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 混hùn
  • 淆xiáo
  • 视shì
  • 听tīng

混淆视听 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
混
hùn11mix, muddle, or confuse
淆
xiáo11confused and mixed up
视
shì8to look, to see, to view
听
tīng7to listen, obey, or let

Example Sentence with 混淆视听

他为了掩盖自己的失误,故意散布谣言,混淆视听。
He deliberately spread rumors to create confusion and mislead people, in order to cover up his own mistakes.

Idioms Related to 混淆视听

Synonyms of 混淆视听

  • wēi危yán言sǒng耸tīng听Exaggerate to create alarm
  • hùn混xiáo淆hēi黑bái白confuse right and wrong
  • sǒng耸rén人tīng听wén闻shocking to people's ears

Antonyms of 混淆视听

  • yǐ以zhèng正shì视tīng听set the record straight

More idioms starting with 混

  • hùn混shì世mó魔wáng王troublemaker or mischievous rich kid
  • hùn混wéi为yī一tán谈confuse different things as the same
  • hùn混zuò作yī一tán谈confuse different things
  • hùn混sú俗hé和guāng光blend in, hide brilliance
  • hùn混yīng应làn滥yīng应agree readily and indiscriminately
  • hùn混shuǐ水lāo捞yú鱼profit from a chaotic situation
  • hún混shuǐ水mō摸yú鱼profit from a chaotic situation
  • hùn混dùn沌bù不fēn分ignorant and muddled, unable to distinguish
  • hùn混xiáo淆shì是fēi非confuse right and wrong
  • hún混hún混è噩è噩ignorant and muddled
  • hùn混hùn混yún沄yún沄turbulent and continuous flow

Questions about 混淆视听

What does 混淆视听 mean?
混淆视听 (hùn xiáo shì tīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deliberately create confusion or spread misinformation to obscure the truth and mislead people's judgment”.
How do you pronounce 混淆视听?
混淆视听 is pronounced hùn xiáo shì tīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 混淆视听 literally mean?
Literally, 混淆视听 means “confuse sight and hearing”. It is used to mean “to deliberately create confusion or spread misinformation to obscure the truth and mislead people's judgment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 混淆视听?
混淆:混杂。用假象或谎言让旁人分辨不清是非。
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