惑眾

Chinese

		confuse	numerous; multitude; crowd
trad. (惑眾/惑衆)		惑	眾/衆
simp. (惑众)		惑	众

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huòzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huòzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huòjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: huo⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: hwò-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huohjonq
    • Palladius: хочжун (xočžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: hwok tsyuwngH

Rime
Character	惑	眾
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	德 (132)	東 (2)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	胡國切	之仲切
Baxter	hwok	tsyuwngH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwək̚/	/t͡ɕɨuŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷək̚/	/t͡ɕiuŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuək̚/	/t͡ɕiuŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwək̚/	/cuwŋH/
Li Rong	/ɣuək̚/	/t͡ɕiuŋH/
Wang Li	/ɣuək̚/	/t͡ɕĭuŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣwək̚/	/t͡ɕi̯uŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huó	zhòng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wak6	zung3

Verb

惑眾

1. (literary) to delude or confuse people

Derived terms

• 妖言惑眾／妖言惑众 (yāoyánhuòzhòng)
• 造謠惑眾／造谣惑众 (zàoyáo huòzhòng)