蒙 (矇)
mēng
Pinyin

Definition

蒙 (矇)
 - 
mēng
  1. to deceive
  2. to cheat
  3. to hoodwink
  4. to make a wild guess
蒙 (矇)
 - 
méng
  1. blind
  2. dim-sighted

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

mēng
  1. 1 to deceive
  2. 2 to cheat
  3. 3 to hoodwink
  4. 4 to make a wild guess
qǐ méng
  1. 1 variant: 启蒙 qǐ méng
  2. 2 to instruct the young
mēng mēng liàng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 the first glimmer of light
mēng piàn
  1. 1 to hoodwink
  2. 2 to deceive
  3. 3 to dupe sb
méng hùn
  1. 1 to deceive
  2. 2 to hoodwink
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [mēng hùn]

Idioms (1)

蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
  1. 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. completely in the dark

Sample Sentences

他就这样厚颜无耻地蒙混了许多年,和其他乐师领着一样优渥的薪水,过着不愁吃穿的生活。
tā jiù zhèyàng hòuyánwúchǐ de ménghùn le xǔduō nián ,hé qítā yuèshī lǐng zhe yīyàng yōuwò de xīnshuǐ ,guò zhe bùchóuchīchuān de shēnghuó 。
So he shamelessly deceived everyone like this for many years, receiving the same generous pay as the other musicians and living a comfortable life without having to worry about food or clothes.