欺瞞

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See also: 欺𥈞 and 欺瞒

Chinese

take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat conceal from
trad. (欺瞞)
simp. (欺瞒)

Pronunciation


Verb

欺瞞

  1. to deceive; to dupe

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
まん
Hyōgaiji
kan’yōon goon
Alternative spellings
欺𥈞 (extended shinjitai)
欺謾 (rare)

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 欺瞞 (MC khi man, literally “cheat, bully + lie, conceal”).

First cited to a text from 1477.

Pronunciation

Noun

()(まん) (gimanぎまん (giman)?

  1. deception, deceit
    ()(まん)(かみ)、フィナックス
    Giman no Kami, Finakkusu
    Phenax, God of Deception

Verb

()(まん)する (giman suruぎまん (giman)?suru (stem ()(まん) (giman shi), past ()(まん)した (giman shita))

  1. to deceive, to dupe

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

欺瞞 (giman) (hangeul 기만)

  1. Hanja form? of 기만 (deception, deceit, humblebrag).