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蒙在鼓里

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Collocation

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蒙在鼓里的人
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只有……(人)蒙在鼓里
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一直蒙在鼓里
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把……(人)蒙在鼓里
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被……(人)蒙在鼓里

Definition

蒙在鼓里

Literally means:

be kept in the dark

Actually means:

remain ignorant about something

It figuratively means being kept ignorant about what one should know. Derogatory.

比喻受到蒙蔽,对应该知道的事情一无所知。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
Zhè
jiàn
shìqing
事情
de
nèi
内幕
biéren
别人
dōu
zhīdào
知道
le
  
,
zhīyǒu
只有
bèi
mēngzài
蒙在鼓里
  
,
diǎn
dōu
qīngchu
清楚
  

The inside of this matter is known to everyone else, only you are lying in the drum, not at all clear.

2
Lǎorén
老人
de
érzi
儿子
jīng
已经
zài
wài
意外
zhōng
shì
去世
le
  
,
dànshì
但是
lǎorén
老人
hái
mēngzài
蒙在鼓里
  
,
tiāntiān
天天
pàn
zhāo
érzi
儿子
huíjiā
回家
  

The old man's son had died in an accident, but the old man was still in the throes, looking forward to his son's return home every day.

3
Yàobushì
要不是
yǒurén
有人
jiē
揭露
le
gōng
公司
guǎncéng
管理层
de
yīnmóu
阴谋
  
,
men
我们
zhèxiē
这些
zhígōng
职工
dōu
yào
chéngwéi
成为
shòu
le
piàn
hái
mēngzài
蒙在鼓里
de
rén
ne
  

Had it not been for the revelations of the company's management's machinations, we workers would have been deceived and steried.

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