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讹言惑众 — “To spread false rumors to mislead the public”

讹言惑众 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spread false rumors to mislead the public”. To deceive the masses with fabricated stories. Literally, “False words confuse masses; rumors mislead public”.

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讹言惑众 Pronunciation and Pinyin

讹言惑众 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
讹
é6extort, blackmail, or defraud
言
yán7speak, say, words
惑
huò12confuse, mislead, or bewitch
众
zhòng6many people

Example Sentence with 讹言惑众

他试图通过散布虚假信息来讹言惑众,但最终被大家识破了真实意图。
He attempted to mislead the public with fabricated stories by spreading false information, but his true intentions were eventually exposed by everyone.

Idioms Related to 讹言惑众

More idioms starting with 讹

  • é讹yǐ以chuán传é讹spread error by error
  • é讹yǐ以zī滋é讹errors multiply through transmission
  • é讹yán言huǎng谎yǔ语fabricated stories and lies

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What does 讹言惑众 mean?

讹言惑众 (é yán huò zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to spread false rumors to mislead the public”.

How do you pronounce 讹言惑众?

讹言惑众 is pronounced é yán huò zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 讹言惑众 literally mean?

Literally, 讹言惑众 means “False words confuse masses; rumors mislead public”. It is used to mean “to spread false rumors to mislead the public”.

What is the Chinese definition of 讹言惑众?

讹言:诈伪的话。用谣言欺骗迷惑群众。

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