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蒙在鼓里

méng zài gǔ lǐ · meng zai gu li

Traditional 蒙在鼓裡 / 矇在鼓裡

Meaning

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méng zài gǔ lǐ 蒙在鼓裡

  1. lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. fig. completely in the dark

méng zài gǔ lǐ 矇在鼓裡

  1. variant of 蒙在鼓裡 / 蒙在鼓里 (méng zài gǔ lǐ)
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Kept in the dark

  1. Liangliang

    别(bié)告诉(gàosu)灯灯(dēngdēng)，让(ràng)他(tā)一直(yīzhí)蒙在鼓里(méngzàigǔlǐ)。

    Do not tell Dengdeng. Keep him in the dark.

  2. Qiqi

    放心(fàngxīn)，他(tā)现在(xiànzài)还(hái)蒙在鼓里(méngzàigǔlǐ)呢(ne)。

    Do not worry. He is still in the dark.

  3. Dengdeng

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    What are you talking about?

  4. Liangliang

    没什么(méishénme)，我们(wǒmen)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)天气(tiānqì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    Nothing. We are saying the weather is nice today.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)才(cái)没(méi)蒙在鼓里(méngzàigǔlǐ)，你们(nǐmen)的(de)气球(qìqiú)都(dōu)露出来(lòuchūlái)了(le)！

    I am not in the dark at all. Your balloons are sticking out!

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2 examples
01

关(guān)于(yú)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)，我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)蒙(méng)在(zài)鼓(gǔ)里(lǐ)。

Regarding this matter, I have been completely in the dark.

02

他(tā)不(bù)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)家(jiā)人(rén)蒙(méng)在(zài)鼓(gǔ)里(lǐ)，决(jué)定(dìng)说(shuō)出(chū)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

He didn't want his family to be kept in the dark, so he decided to tell the truth.

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