糊弄

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Chinese

paste; cream; muddled
paste; cream; muddled; scorched
 
to do; to manage; to handle
to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley
 
trad. (糊弄)
simp. #(糊弄)

Etymology

Probably a dialectal derivative of (OC *ɡloːŋs, “to fool, cheat”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation


Verb

糊弄

  1. (colloquial) to cheat; to hoodwink; to dupe; to fool; to deceive
  2. (colloquial) to make do with; to accept reluctantly; to go through the motions

Synonyms

  • (to cheat):
  • (to make do with):