指鹿为马

zhǐlùwéimǎ

call a stag a horse—deliberately misrepresent

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call white black; deliberately misrepresent

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call white black

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zhi3 lu4 wei2 ma3

making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation

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指鹿为马

zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

point to a deer, call it a horse -- deliberately misrepresent; call a stag a horse -- deliberately misrepresent; call white black; deliberate deception; distort facts; encourage sycophancy or practise it; make a fool of another person; misname the thing by saying that ...; pass sth. under false pretenses; swear black is white; talk black into white

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指鹿為馬|指鹿为马 [zhǐ lù wéi mǎ] ► making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation