lường gạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

lường +‎ gạt.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩ ɣaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˦˩ ɣaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩ ɣaːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

lường gạt

to dupe, to deceive
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 22:
  Hắn công khai đưa gái điếm về nhà, lường gạt những cô gái ngây thơ.
  He openly took prostitutes home and deceived naive girls.

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