Definition

1. Verb:
   • To deceive / to cheat: The primary meaning of "lừa bịp" is to trick or cheat someone in a cunning, dishonest, and often despicable manner. It implies a deliberate act of fraud for personal gain.
   • To swindle / to con: It specifically refers to cheating someone out of money, property, or trust through deceitful schemes or false promises.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tên buôn bán đó lừa bịp nhiều người bằng hàng giả. (That merchant deceived many people with counterfeit goods.)
  • Đừng tin hắn, hắn chỉ đang lừa bịp bạn thôi. (Don't trust him; he's just conning you.)
  • Bọn lừa đảo đã bịp nhiều cụ già ra sao? (How did the scammers swindle so many elderly people?)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lừa bịp" carries a strong negative moral judgment, emphasizing the sly, treacherous, and often exploitative nature of the deception. It is commonly used in contexts of scams, fraud, and betrayal of trust.

Variants and Related Words

• Lừa đảo (v): to defraud, to swindle (often in a larger-scale or more formal context like financial fraud).
  • Công ty đó bị điều tra vì hành vi lừa đảo. (That company is under investigation for fraudulent practices.)
• Lừa gạt (v): to trick, to dupe (similar to "lừa bịp" but can be slightly less intense).
  • Hắn lừa gạt cô bằng những lời đường mật. (He duped her with sweet talk.)
• Bịp bợm (adj/n): deceitful, fraudulent; a deceitful person.
  • Thằng bịp bợm đó lại đến rồi. (That deceitful guy is here again.)

Synonyms

• Deceive: to cause someone to believe something that is not true.
• Swindle: to use deception to deprive someone of money or possessions.
• Con: to persuade someone to do or believe something by lying to them.
• Dupe: to deceive or trick someone.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Lừa bịp trắng trợn: to brazenly/deceitfully cheat.
  • Hành động lừa bịp trắng trợn của hắn khiến mọi người phẫn nộ. (His brazenly deceitful action made everyone furious.)
• Trò lừa bịp: a scam, a con trick.
  • Đó chỉ là một trò lừa bịp tinh vi trên mạng. (That is just a sophisticated online scam.)

1. Fool, dupe