哄抬

Traditional form:

哄抬

Pinyin (reading):

hōngtái

Definitions:

• to artificially inflate
• to bid up (the price)

Characters:

• 哄 - to coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar
• 抬 - to carry, to lift, to raise

Traditional characters:

• 哄 - to coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar
• 抬 - to carry, to lift, to raise