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Deception, which is pronounced Q ī s ā nm á ns ì, is an idiom phrase, meaning to cheat and conceal again and again.

Source: Ming Dynasty Feng Menglong's Xingshi Hengyan Volume 7: "when I heard it, I felt very angry. I scolded you Chen for being unreasonable, being such a deceiving matchmaker, saying that I cheated other people's daughters."

Example: one is two, to be clear, there is a discussion; don't ~, I Zhao is not with you! Feng Menglong's warning to the world Volume 21

Usage: used as predicate, object and attribute; refers to repeatedly cheating and concealing