蒙蔽
méngbì
to deceive, to hoodwink
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 他被花言巧语蒙蔽了。He was deceived by sweet talk.
- 不要被表面现象蒙蔽。Do not be fooled by surface appearances.
Collocations
被蒙蔽蒙蔽群众蒙蔽双眼蒙蔽真相
Mnemonic
蒙 méng "to cover" + 蔽 bì "to conceal": to cover and conceal, i.e. to deceive, hoodwink (by hiding the truth). 蒙蔽双眼 = to pull the wool over one's eyes. Polyphone: 蒙 is méng "to cover" (蒙蔽), mēng "to deceive/guess" (蒙骗), Měng (Mongolia); here méng. The 蔽 is in 隐蔽 (to conceal). Distinguish 蒙蔽 (to deceive by hiding truth) from 欺骗 (qīpiàn, to cheat).
Related
欺骗隐瞒蒙骗迷惑
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