Definition

1. Verb:
   • To mislead (by lying): To intentionally cause someone to believe something that is not true by saying deceptive words.
   • To deceive (verbally): To trick or fool someone through speech.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng tin anh ta, anh ta chỉ đang nói gạt bạn thôi. (Don't trust him, he's just misleading you.)
  • Cô ấy bị nói gạt và mất rất nhiều tiền. (She was deceived and lost a lot of money.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị nói gạt": to be misled/deceived.

  • Nhiều người cao tuổi dễ bị nói gạt bởi những lời quảng cáo. (Many elderly people are easily misled by advertising claims.)

• "lời nói gạt": deceptive words; a lie meant to mislead.

  • Đó chỉ là lời nói gạt, đừng tin. (That's just a deceptive lie, don't believe it.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lừa gạt / Lừa dối (verb): To cheat, swindle, or deceive (a broader term that can include non-verbal deception).

  • Kẻ đó chuyên lừa gạt người già. (That person specializes in cheating the elderly.)

• Dối trá (verb/adjective): To lie; deceitful.

  • Hành động dối trá đó không thể chấp nhận được. (That deceitful action is unacceptable.)

Synonyms

• Đánh lừa: To trick, to dupe.
• Lừa phỉnh: To hoodwink, to bamboozle (often in a cunning way).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a compound verb, "nói gạt" itself functions as a phrasal unit. Related Vietnamese phrases often use the core verb "lừa" (to deceive). - Lừa đảo: To swindle, to commit fraud. - Công ty đó bị cáo buộc lừa đảo khách hàng. (That company is accused of swindling customers.)

Related Idioms

• "Treo đầu dê, bán thịt chó": Literally "Hang up a goat's head, sell dog meat". It means to engage in fraudulent practice, to misrepresent what one is selling.
  • Cửa hàng đó treo đầu dê bán thịt chó, toàn nói gạt khách hàng. (That shop is fraudulent, always deceiving customers.)

1. Mislead (by lying)