Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pose as; to call oneself: To falsely claim to be a specific person or to hold a specific identity, typically with the intent to deceive or commit fraud.
   • To act under a false name: To operate or present oneself using a name that is not one's own.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn giả danh một bác sĩ để lừa tiền của người già. (He posed as a doctor to defraud the elderly of their money.)
  • Kẻ lừa đảo thường giả danh nhân viên ngân hàng để lấy thông tin cá nhân. (Scammers often pose as bank employees to obtain personal information.)
  • Không được giả danh người khác để ký tên vào văn bản. (You must not sign documents by posing as someone else.)

Advanced Usage

• "giả danh để...": to pose as... in order to...
  • Nó giả danh nhà báo để vào khu vực hạn chế. (He posed as a journalist to enter the restricted area.)
• "hành động giả danh": an act of impersonation.
  • Hành động giả danh cảnh sát của hắn là phạm pháp. (His act of posing as a police officer is illegal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giả mạo (verb): to forge, to counterfeit. Often used for documents or objects, but can overlap with impersonation in context (e.g., - to forge a signature).
• Mạo danh (verb): to impersonate, to use someone else's name. Very close in meaning to , often used interchangeably.
• Tự xưng (verb): to call oneself. This can be neutral or deceptive depending on context.

Synonyms

• Pose as: To pretend to be.
• Impersonate: To assume the character or appearance of another person.
• Masquerade as: To pretend to be someone or something else.

Related Phrases

• Giả danh tính: To assume a false identity.
  • Bọn tội phạm giả danh tính để trốn tránh pháp luật. (The criminals assumed false identities to evade the law.)

Related Idioms

• "Cáo mượn oai hùm" (A fox borrowing the tiger's ferocity): An idiom describing a weak person who borrows the authority or name of a powerful one to intimidate others. This concept is closely related to the act of .
  • Hắn chỉ là cáo mượn oai hùm, giả danh con ông cháu cha để hù dọa mọi người. (He's just a fox borrowing the tiger's ferocity, posing as someone from a powerful family to intimidate people.)

verb

1. to pose as; to call oneself