mung4 bai3蒙蔽
Jyutpingmung4 bai3
Yalemùhng bai
Definition
To hoodwink, deceive, or blindfold; to conceal the truth from someone so they remain in the dark.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or serious contexts to describe someone being kept in the dark or deceived by others. It carries a sense of being blinded to the truth, often implying that the person is a victim of a deliberate scheme. While it can be used in daily speech, it sounds more literary or dramatic than common alternatives like 呃.
Examples
He was hoodwinked and completely unaware of the truth.
Related words
Common phrases
to be hoodwinked by someone
to cloud the truth
Common mistake
Learners often mistake it for a general word for lying, but it specifically implies a state of being obscured or shielded from the truth rather than just being told a simple lie.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
