指鹿作馬

zi2 luk6 zok3 maa5

to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

Written Forms

指鹿作馬Traditional · Main Form
指鹿作马Alternate Form

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