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deceive

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

meng1 mēng

Meaning


Primary

deceive

Alternatives

deceives, deceiving, deceived

Mnemonic


[m-] Mario is in [1] front of the [-(e)ng] English manor where he is being 矇 deceived by the rich kids. They sell him a 豕 pig, 矇 deceiving Mario by telling him it is a royal pig and hence wears a 冖 crown. After Mario buys it, he finds that the 冖 crown is fake, it has no 目 eyes, and all it does it eat 艹 flowers and play in the mud that is on the 一 ground. Mario is so mad at being 矇 deceived that he runs after the rich kids, throwing fire balls at them demanding his money back.

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