哄三岁小孩

哄三岁小孩

Literally means:

coax a three-year-old

Actually means:

deceive the suckling; take one for a fool

哄 means deceiving. Figuratively, the phrase means that what someone says or does is not be lievable or satisfactory. Also, it means treating adults in the way of kidding small children. In different contexts, Hong means either attempting to deceive somebody by telling lies that may easily be seen through, or amusing somebody. It connotes a sense of irony and humor.

哄，骗。形容说的话或做的事不能使人相信或古或做满意。也指用逗小孩子的方式来对待成年人“哄”在这里根据具体情况，既可表示试图用很容易被人识破的假话骗人，也可表示逗人开心含有讽刺、诙谐的意味。