Hanzi
Traditional
虞
Simplified
虞

(literary) to expect; to anticipate/(literary) to be concerned about; to be apprehensive/(literary) to deceive; to dupe

Hanzi

Pinyin

yú

Bopomofo

ㄩˊ

Jyutping

jyu4

Example sentences

爾虞我詐 / 尔虞我诈 ěryúwǒzhà
商業世界充滿了爾虞我詐，生存並不容易。
商业世界充满了尔虞我诈，生存并不容易。

The business world is full of mutual deception, and survival is not easy.

看透 kàntòu
他早已看透了商場上的爾虞我詐，決定退隱山林。
他早已看透了商场上的尔虞我诈，决定退隐山林。

He had long seen through the deceptions in the business world and decided to retire to the mountains.

Example Vocabulary

爾虞我詐

er3'yu2'wo3'zha4

mutual deception; each trying to outwit the other

虞

yu2

上虞

上虞市

虞城

無虞

wu2'yu2

虞世南

yu2'shi4'nan2

虞城縣

虞舜

yu2'shun4

衣食無虞

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