lường gạt
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Definition
- 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.)
- Deceive, fool, dupe