指鹿为马
指鹿为马
zhǐ lù wéi mǎ
making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
idiom
Traditional: 指鹿為馬
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- (idiom) making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation
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Related Words
指鹿作马(zhǐ lù zuò mǎ)· to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
→曲笔(qū bǐ)· falsification in writing
→不求有功，但求无过(bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò)· lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
→中筋面粉(zhōng jīn miàn fěn)· all-purpose flour
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