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左道惑眾

简左道惑众 · 繁左道惑眾

Mandarin · pinyin zuǒ dào huò zhòng

to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)

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左: zuǒ · left; east; unorthodox, improper
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
惑: huò · confuse, mislead, baffle; doubt
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众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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3–4–4–4 · zuo3 dao4 huo4 zhong4

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