lường gạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

lường +‎ gạt.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩ ɣaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˦˩ ɣaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩ ɣaːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

lường gạt

  1. (rare, chiefly literature) to dupe, to deceive
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 22:
      Hắn công khai đưa gái điếm về nhà, lường gạt những cô gái ngây thơ.
      He openly took prostitutes home and deceived naive girls.
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