罔 (wǎng) — (bound form) to deceive; (bound form) no; not (in literary compounds)
Definition
Literary/classical bound morpheme, mainly seen in 罔顾 (disregard) and the idiom 置若罔闻 (turn a deaf ear). The 'no/not' sense is negative; the 'deceive' sense appears in 欺罔 (to deceive).
bound form
(bound form) to deceive(bound form) nonot (in literary compounds)
Examples
- 罔，。Tā wǎng gù shì shí, jiān chí cuò wù guān diǎn.He ignored the facts and insisted on his wrong viewpoint.
- ，。Duì yú qún zhòng de yì jiàn, tā zhì ruò wǎng wén.He turned a deaf ear to the opinions of the masses.
- 罔。Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi jiǎn zhí shì qī wǎng gōng zhòng.This kind of behavior is simply deceiving the public.
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