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妖言惑眾

简妖言惑众 · 繁妖言惑眾

Mandarin · pinyin yāo yán huò zhòng

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1–2–4–4 · yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4

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jiu2 jin4 waak6 zung3

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(idiomatic) to delude the masses with strange and harmful teachings; to deceive people with lies and fallacies