偷天换日
tōu​tiān​huàn​rì

to perpetrate a gigantic fraud

  • created sense approved 偷天换日/偷天換日 · tōu​tiān​huàn​rì · to perpetrate a gigantic fraud — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷天换日 / 偷天換日

    tōu​tiān​huàn​rì

    to perpetrate a gigantic fraud

    (idiom) to engage in audacious skulduggery; to secretly substitute the fake for the real or change the nature of something in order to hoodwink people

    偷 (literal) → 偷 · tōu · secretly 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 换 (literal) → 换/換 · huàn · to exchange 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · sun

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