huyễn hoặc
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Definition
Adjective:
- Deluding; deceiving: Describes something that is illusory, misleading, or intended to trick the mind and create a false perception of reality. It often implies a seductive or captivating form of deception.
Verb (less common):
- To delude; to deceive: The act of misleading someone, often through cunning or elaborate means, causing them to believe in something false.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Những lời hứa huyễn hoặc đó không bao giờ thành hiện thực. (Those deluding promises will never become reality.)
- Anh ta sống trong một thế giới huyễn hoặc do chính mình tạo ra. (He lives in a deluding world of his own making.)
Verb:
- Kẻ xấu cố huyễn hoặc công chúng bằng thông tin giả mạo. (The bad actor tried to delude the public with fake information.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary, philosophical, or formal contexts to describe abstract deception, such as false ideologies, seductive illusions, or grand deceptions, rather than simple everyday lies.
- Can describe the nature of something that is fantastically or magically deceptive.
Variants and Related Words
- Ảo huyền (adj): illusory, phantom-like.
- Giấc mơ ấy thật ảo huyền. (That dream is truly illusory.)
- Lừa dối (v): to cheat, to deceive (more common and direct).
- Đừng lừa dối người khác. (Don't deceive others.)
Synonyms
- Delusive: Based on or having the nature of an illusion.
- Deceitful: Guilty of or involving deceit.
- Beguiling: Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
- Illusory: Based on illusion; not real.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Huyễn hoặc lòng người: To delude people's hearts/minds.
- Chiêu bài quảng cáo đó chỉ nhằm huyễn hoặc lòng người. (That advertising ploy is only meant to delude people.)
- Chuyện huyễn hoặc: A deluding/fanciful story; a tall tale.
- Đó chỉ là chuyện huyễn hoặc, đừng tin. (That's just a deluding story, don't believe it.)
adj
- deluding; deceiving