confuse; delude; Mars
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to confuse; to delude; to bewilder
literaryLiterary usage, often seen in the phrase 荧惑人心 (to delude the masses).
Yāo妖
yán言
yíng荧
huò惑
rén人
xīn心
，
bù不
kě可
bù不
fáng防
。
Heretical talk deludes people's minds and must be guarded against.
Tā他
bèi被
nà那
xiē些
xū虚
jiǎ假
guǎng广
gào告
suǒ所
yíng荧
huò惑
，
mǎi买
le了
xǔ许
duō多
méi没
yòng用
de的
dōng东
xi西
。
He was deluded by those false advertisements and bought many useless things.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
cháng常
yǒu有
jiān奸
chén臣
yíng荧
huò惑
jūn君
zhǔ主
，
dǎo导
zhì致
guó国
jiā家
miè灭
wáng亡
。
Throughout history, treacherous officials often deluded monarchs, leading to the downfall of states.
noun
Mars (planet); the Deluder (archaic astronomical term)
technicalIn ancient Chinese astronomy, referred to the planet Mars. It was associated with fire and considered inauspicious. The name implies 'flickering and confusing' due to its irregular apparent motion.
Yíng荧
huò惑
shǒu守
xīn心
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
hǎn罕
jiàn见
de的
tiān天
wén文
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Mars residing in the Heart (constellation) is a rare astronomical phenomenon.
Gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
chēng称
huǒ火
xīng星
wéi为
yíng荧
huò惑
。
Ancient Chinese people called Mars 'Yinghuo'.
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Yíng荧
huò惑
xīng星
jiù就
shì是
xiàn现
zài在
de的
huǒ火
xīng星
，
chéng呈
hóng红
sè色
。
The star Yinghuo is today's Mars, which appears red.