Definition

1. Verb:
   • To deceive, to trick, to dupe: The act of intentionally causing someone to believe something that is not true, often for personal gain or advantage. It implies cunning and dishonesty.
   • To swindle, to defraud: To cheat someone out of money, property, or something of value through deceit.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn ta đã lường gạt nhiều người bằng những lời hứa hão huyền. (He deceived many people with empty promises.)
  • Công ty đó bị cáo buộc lường gạt khách hàng qua các hợp đồng phức tạp. (That company is accused of swindling customers through complex contracts.)
  • Đừng để bị lường gạt bởi những chiêu trò quảng cáo đó. (Don't be fooled by those advertising tricks.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị lường gạt": to be deceived/swindled.

  • Nhiều người cao tuổi dễ bị lường gạt qua điện thoại. (Many elderly people are easily swindled over the phone.)

• "hành vi lường gạt": act of fraud/deception.

  • Hành vi lường gạt đó đã bị cơ quan chức năng phát hiện. (That fraudulent act was discovered by the authorities.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lừa đảo (verb): To scam, to commit fraud. (Often used in more serious, criminal contexts).
• Lừa dối (verb): To deceive, to lie to. (Focuses more on the act of lying and betrayal).
• Lừa bịp (verb): To trick, to con. (Similar meaning, with a slightly more informal tone).
• Gian lận (verb): To cheat, to be fraudulent. (Common in contexts like exams or competitions).

Synonyms

• Đánh lừa: To trick, to delude.
• Bịp bợm: To hoodwink, to bamboozle (informal).
• Lừa gạt: To cheat, to con (a close synonym).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "lường gạt" is typically used on its own. Related phrases often use its synonyms. - Thực hiện hành vi lường gạt: To carry out an act of fraud. - Bọn tội phạm đã thực hiện hành vi lường gạt tinh vi. (The criminals carried out a sophisticated fraud.)

Related Idioms

• Treo đầu dê, bán thịt chó: Literally "Hang up a goat's head, sell dog meat." Meaning to engage in fraud, to pass off something inferior as the real thing.
  • Cửa hàng đó treo đầu dê bán thịt chó, toàn hàng giả, hàng nhái. (That store is fraudulent, selling all fake and counterfeit goods.)

1. Deceive, fool, dupe