Definition

1. Verb (archaic):
   • To deceive; to dupe; to delude: To intentionally mislead someone, causing them to believe something that is not true.
   • To mystify; to beguile: To confuse or enchant someone, often through trickery or illusion, leading them into error.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Kẻ xấu dùng lời ngon ngọt để vu hoặc người khác. (The wicked use sweet words to deceive others.)
  • Những câu chuyện thần tiên ấy chỉ nhằm vu hoặc trẻ con. (Those fairy tales are only meant to beguile children.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese and carries a formal, somewhat antiquated tone. It often implies a deliberate act of leading people's hearts and minds astray.

Variants and Related Words

• Lừa dối (v): to cheat, to swindle. (A more common, modern synonym.)
• Mê hoặc (v): to fascinate, to enchant. (Shares the element of captivating someone, but not always with negative intent.)

Synonyms

• Deceive: to cause to believe something false.
• Beguile: to charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way.
• Delude: to mislead the mind or judgment.

Related Idioms

• Vu hoặc lòng người: to deceive the hearts of the people.
  • Chính sách tuyên truyền ấy chỉ nhằm vu hoặc lòng người. (That propaganda policy only aims to deceive the hearts of the people.)