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混淆視聽

简混淆视听 · 繁混淆視聽

Mandarin · pinyin hùn xiáo shì tīng

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

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混: hùn · to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
淆: xiáo · confused, in disarray, mixed up
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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply

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4–2–4–1 · hun4 xiao2 shi4 ting1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wan6 ngaau4 si6 ting3

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(idiomatic) to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods; to obscure the facts

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