混 淆 视 听

hùn xiáo shì tīngdictionary entry

to obscure the facts (idiom) / to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

混淆視聽 混淆视听 [hun4 xiao2 shi4 ting1] /to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods/

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Other forms in these source records: 混淆視聽

混
hún
muddy / turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hún]) / brainless / foolish (variant of 渾|浑[hún]) / Taiwan pr. [hùn]
hùn
to mix / to mingle / muddled / to drift along / to muddle along / to pass for / to get along with sb / thoughtless / reckless
淆
xiáo
confused and disorderly / mixed / Taiwan pr. [yáo]
视
shì
(literary, or bound form) to look at
听
yǐn
smile (archaic)
tīng
to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])

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