欺 (hei1 | qi1) : cheat; deceive; take advantage of

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欺

hei1

qi1

[1] [v] cheat; deceive; swindle; impose on; take advantage of [2] [v] disregard the dictates of one's own conscience [3] [v] insult; bully

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 欠 (#76)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

欺

This word has been viewed 6497 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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家不和,外人欺 gaa1 bat1 wo4 ngoi6 jan4 hei1 jia1 bu4 he2 wai4 ren2 qi1 = A family without harmony can be exploited or bullied by outsiders 國

欺負 hei1 fu6 qi1 fu5 = to bully

欺騙 hei1 pin3 qi1 pian4 = to cheat; to swindle

欺凌 hei1 ling4 qi1 ling2 = to bully and humiliate

欺壓 hei1 aat3 qi1 ya1 = to bully; to push around

網絡欺凌 mong5 lok3 hei1 ling4 = cyberbullying

欺侮 hei1 mou5 qi1 wu3 = to bully

欺瞞 hei1 mun4 qi1 man2 = to fool; to hoodwink; to dupe

欺詐 hei1 zaa3 qi1 zha4 = to cheat; swindle; scam

自欺欺人 zi6 hei1 hei1 jan4 = fooling oneself and others

童叟無欺 tung4 sau2 mou4 hei1 tong2 sou3 wu2 qi1 = to be honest to everyone; to be honest to the children and the elderly

諂上欺下 cim2 soeng6 hei1 haa6 chan3 shang4 qi1 xia4 = fawn on one' s superiors and bully one's subordinates; suck up to those above and bully those below

欺君犯上 hei1 gwan1 faan6 soeng6 qi1 jun1 fan4 shang4 = deceive and offend a ruler

欺君之罪 hei1 gwan1 zi1 zeoi6 qi1 jun1 zhi1 zui4 = the crime of deceiving a king

詐欺 zaa3 hei1 zha4 qi1 = fraud, deception

欺人太甚 hei1 jan4 taai3 sam6 qi1 ren2 tai4 shen4 = push people too far

人善人欺天不欺 jan4 sin6 jan4 hei1 tin1 bat1 hei1 = Kind people may be deceived by humans but not by God

欺君罔上 hei1 gwan1 mong5 soeng6 qi1 jun1 wang3 shang4 = to deceive a king or ruler

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 欺
Unicode code for this character: U+6B3A (off-site link)

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