妖言惑众 in English yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to mislead the public with rumors (idiomatic expression)
  • to delude the people with lies

Simplified Characters

妖 言 惑 众

Traditional Characters

妖 言 惑 眾

Pinyin

yao1 yan2 huo4 zhong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

妖yao1goblin 言yan2words 惑huo4to confuse 众zhong4abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives