Definition

1. Verb:
   • To wheedle, to coax: To use flattery, sweet talk, or gentle persuasion, often in a deceptive or insincere way, to get someone to do something or give you something.
   • To deceive, to trick: To mislead or cheat someone through cunning words or false promises.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta lừa phỉnh tôi để lấy tiền. (He wheedled me to get the money.)
  • Đừng để bị lừa phỉnh bởi những lời hứa hẹn ngọt ngào. (Don't be deceived by sweet promises.)
  • Cô ấy lừa phỉnh đứa trẻ đưa cho cô ấy chiếc kẹo. (She coaxed the child into giving her the candy.)

Advanced Usage

• "lừa phỉnh ai lấy cái gì": A common structure meaning "to wheedle something out of someone" or "to coax someone into giving something up."
  • Tên trộm lừa phỉnh ông lão lấy chiếc đồng hồ quý. (The thief wheedled the valuable watch out of the old man.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lừa (verb): To deceive, to cheat. This is the root verb, with "phỉnh" adding a nuance of using smooth talk.
• Phỉnh (verb, less common alone): To flatter, to coax. Often used in combination with "lừa" or "nịnh" (to flatter).
• Lừa đảo (verb): To swindle, to defraud (often for financial gain).
• Dụ dỗ (verb): To entice, to seduce (can be used in both negative and positive contexts).

Synonyms

• Dụ dỗ: To entice, to lure.
• Nịnh hót: To flatter excessively, to butter up.
• Lừa gạt: To trick, to swindle.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Lừa phỉnh được: To succeed in wheedling.
  • Hắn đã lừa phỉnh được chữ ký của giám đốc. (He succeeded in wheedling the director's signature.)

Related Idioms

• Lừa phỉnh như Từ Thức: To deceive skillfully and convincingly (Từ Thức is a literary figure known for trickery).
  • Tên buôn lậu đó lừa phỉnh như Từ Thức, không ai nghi ngờ. (That smuggler deceives as skillfully as Từ Thức; no one suspects him.)

1. Wheedle, coax
   • Lừa phỉnh ai lấy cái gì
     To wheedle someone out of something, to wheedle something out of somebody