mán​shàng​qī​xià

to deceive superiors and bully subordinates

  1. to conceal
    to hide the truth from someone; to keep someone in the dark
  2. shàng adjectivenoun
    upper
    top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank
  3. verb
    to bully
    (bound form) to bully; to take unfair advantage of; to humiliate, as in 欺负 qī​fu
  4. inferior
    lower in rank, quality, or grade