欺世惑众 — “To deceive the public and mislead the people”
欺世惑众 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive the public and mislead the people”. To pull the wool over people's eyes. Literally, “Deceive the world and confuse the masses”.
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欺世惑众 Pronunciation and Pinyin
欺世惑众 Character Breakdown
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那位江湖术士总是用各种花言巧语欺世惑众，骗取人们的钱财
That charlatan always deceives the public with all sorts of rhetoric, swindling people out of their money.
Idioms Related to 欺世惑众
More idioms starting with 欺
- qī欺sān三mán瞒sì四repeatedly deceive and conceal
- qī欺shàng上yā压xià下deceive superiors and oppress subordinates
- qī欺shàng上mán瞒xià下deceive superiors and subordinates
- qī欺shàng上wǎng罔xià下deceive superiors and exploit subordinates
- qī欺shì世luàn乱sú俗deceive the public and undermine social customs
- qī欺shì世huò惑sú俗deceive the public and mislead the masses
- qī欺shì世dào盗míng名deceive the public to steal fame
- qī欺shì世wǎng罔sú俗deceive the public and mislead customs
- qī欺shì世diào钓yù誉deceive the public for fame
- qī欺zhǔ主wǎng罔shàng上deceive and mislead one's superior
- qī欺rén人zhī之tán谈deceptive talk
- qī欺rén人tài太shèn甚to go too far in bullying
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What does 欺世惑众 mean?
欺世惑众 (qī shì huò zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive the public and mislead the people”.
How do you pronounce 欺世惑众?
欺世惑众 is pronounced qī shì huò zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欺世惑众 literally mean?
Literally, 欺世惑众 means “Deceive the world and confuse the masses”. It is used to mean “to deceive the public and mislead the people”.
What is the Chinese definition of 欺世惑众?
欺骗世人，迷惑大众。指坏人以欺骗手段博得信任