guà
诖
deceive; involve and cause error
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to deceive; to mislead; to dupe
archaicAn archaic, literary term for deception.
Xiǎo小
rén人
guà诖
wù误
jūn君
shàng上
。
A petty man deceives his sovereign.
Qí其
yán言
duō多
guà诖
。
His words are mostly deceptive.
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Wù勿
wéi为
fú浮
yán言
suǒ所
guà诖
。
Do not be misled by baseless talk.
verb
to implicate; to involve and cause error; to hinder
archaicTypically used in classical texts to describe causing trouble or error for someone through association or misguidance. Often found in the compound 诖误.
Kǒng恐
guà诖
wù误
cháo朝
tíng廷
。
I fear it will mislead the court.
Cǐ此
shì事
kǒng恐
guà诖
wù误
hòu后
rén人
。
This matter may cause future generations to err.
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Bù不
kě可
yīn因
xiǎo小
shī失
dà大
，
guà诖
wù误
quán全
jú局
。
Do not lose the greater good for a minor gain and jeopardize the overall situation.
Tā他
wéi为
guān官
qīng清
zhèng正
，
wèi未
céng曾
guà诖
wù误
yī一
rén人
。
As an official, he was upright and never caused anyone to be wrongly implicated.