xiaoxiajenny Posted March 18, 2005 at 09:18 AM Report Posted March 18, 2005 at 09:18 AM Anybody knows 忽悠 in English? I know it means to say something to make people trust you but it's mostly like cheating or something. Dongbeiren say 忽悠hu1you5. Quote
skylee Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:35 AM Report Posted March 18, 2005 at 10:35 AM My understanding is like what my dictionary says - hu1 you <方>晃動；油燈被風吹得直忽悠。 But here is another meaning which I guess is what you meant - this source[/url]]本山大叔的卖拐三部曲就是忽悠三部曲骗人三部曲，揭示了这个社会防不胜防的骗术、骗局[/color']。“忽悠”作为方言词，影响已然超出了东北那旮旯，全国人民地不分南北，人不论老幼，大约都能体会到忽悠的意思。 I guess basically it means "to cheat". No? Quote
39degN Posted March 18, 2005 at 02:27 PM Report Posted March 18, 2005 at 02:27 PM Not exactly cheating, in north eastern dialect, 忽悠 actually means to induce, to lead somebody's thinking to a certain way(usually defying ppl's common sense) by rhetoric and persuasion. I'm not sure what the exact counterpart is in English tho. Quote
skylee Posted March 18, 2005 at 03:02 PM Report Posted March 18, 2005 at 03:02 PM to coax, then? Or to mislead? Quote
39degN Posted March 18, 2005 at 03:05 PM Report Posted March 18, 2005 at 03:05 PM could be...:-) Quote
trevelyan Posted March 19, 2005 at 05:45 PM Report Posted March 19, 2005 at 05:45 PM To engage in sophistry: Dictionary.com: sophistry. n : a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone. Quote
39degN Posted March 19, 2005 at 06:42 PM Report Posted March 19, 2005 at 06:42 PM sounds almost, but isnt it the argument involves two sides? the 忽悠 could be something unilateral... like hype or sensationalizing or something... Quote
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