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Meaning of 欺
Pinyin
qī
Radical
欠
Strokes
12
Definition
take unfair advantage of / to deceive / to cheat
Usage
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欺 [qī]
1. Deceive; cheat.
Example expressions: 欺骗 (deceive), 欺诈 (fraud), 欺哄 (coax with deception), 欺瞒 (conceal with deceit), 欺诬 (mislead), 欺诳 (deceive with cunning), 欺蒙 (trick), 童叟无欺 (no deceit against anyone, including children and the elderly).
2. Oppress; insult.
Example expressions: 欺负 (bully), 欺侮 (insult), 欺压 (oppress), 欺凌 (dominate), 欺生 (to deceive or mistreat), 欺善怕恶 (to bully the good and be afraid of the bad).
本义: 欺骗 (Original meaning: deceive).
造字法: 形声。从欠，其声。“欠”与出气、说话有关 (Character formation method: pinyin, sound component).
同本义 ([En.] deceive; cheat)
欺诈，用狡猾奸诈的手段骗人 ([En.] blackmail; fraud)
欺压，欺侮 ([En.] bully)
引证:
1. 《说文》: 欺，诈欺也 (from "Shuowen": Deceive, to defraud).
2. 《贾子道术》: 仁义修立谓之任，反任为欺 (from "Jiazi": Ren and righteousness establish responsibility; to turn responsibility into deceit).
3. 《京房易传》: 禄不遂行兹谓欺 (from "Jingfang": When official revenue does not flow, this is called deceit).
4. 《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》: 徒见欺 (from "Records of the Grand Historian": Only to be seen as deceived).
Example expressions:
- 尚不相欺 (not betray one another).
- 又如: 世之为欺者 (similarly: those who deceive in this world).
- Example phrases like 欺诳 (deceive and mislead), 欺上罔下 (cheat superiors and deceive subordinates), 欺诞 (exaggerate and deceive), 欺谩 (cheat), 欺三瞒四 (conceal the truth and deceive others), 欺天罔人 (deceive heaven and people), 欺天罔地 (deceive heaven and earth, a metaphor for extreme deceit), 欺心 (to deceive oneself), 欺君罔上 (deceive and mislead superiors).
同本义 ([En.] deceive; cheat)
欺诈，用狡猾奸诈的手段骗人 ([En.] blackmail; fraud)
欺压，欺侮 ([En.] bully)
引证:
1. 《战国策·秦策》: 苏秦欺寡人 (from "Strategies of the Warring States": Su Qin deceives the lord, meaning to defraud).
2. 《荀子·性恶》: 欺诬诈伪也 (from "Xunzi": to deceive, to defraud).
Example expressions:
- 欺谬 (deceiving and betraying trust),
- 欺猾 (cunningly deceiving),
- 欺罔 (deceive and confuse),
- 欺诡 (deceive and trick),
- 欺弊 (deceive and cheat).
欺, 《引文》:
1. 唐· 杜甫《茅屋为秋风所破歌》: 南村群童欺我老无力，忍能对面为盗贼 (from Du Fu's "Song of the Thatched Cottage": The children in the southern village bully me for my old age; how can I face them without strength?).
Example expressions:
- 欺藐 (to belittle and bully),
- 仗势欺人 (to bully others with authority),
- 欺蔑 (to insult and undermine),
- 欺傲 (to insult and belittle),
- 欺枉 (to bully).
引文:
1. 《列子·仲尼》: 见南郭子，果若欺魄焉，而不可与接 (from "Liezi": seeing Nanguozi feels like being deceived, and cannot be contacted).
cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
to cheat strangers / to bully strangers / (of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people
conceal the true state of affairs from above and below oneself / bully those below one and hoodwink those above / deceive one's superiors and delude one's subordinates
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Input Method for 欺
Pinyin
qi1
Wubi
adww|dwqw
Cangjie
tcno
Zhengma
ecro
Four Corner
47882
Unicode
U+6b3a
Stroke Number Category
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