created reference approved 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 → 指鹿作马/指鹿作馬 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
指鹿为马 / 指鹿為馬 zhǐlùwéimǎ
指鹿作马 / 指鹿作馬 zhǐlùzuòmǎ
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created reference approved 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 → 循名责实/循名責實 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
指鹿为马 / 指鹿為馬 zhǐlùwéimǎ
循名责实 / 循名責實 xúnmíngzéshí
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created reference approved 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 → 颠倒黑白/顛倒黑白 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
指鹿为马 / 指鹿為馬 zhǐlùwéimǎ
颠倒黑白 / 顛倒黑白 diāndǎohēibái
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created reference approved 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 → 颠倒是非/顛倒是非 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
指鹿为马 / 指鹿為馬 zhǐlùwéimǎ
颠倒是非 / 顛倒是非 diāndǎoshìfēi
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created reference approved 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 → 混淆黑白 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
指鹿为马 / 指鹿為馬 zhǐlùwéimǎ
混淆黑白 hùnxiáohēibái
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created sense approved 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 · zhǐlùwéimǎ · to deliberately misrepresent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
指鹿为马 / 指鹿為馬
zhǐlùwéimǎ
to deliberately misrepresent
(idiom) Calling a deer a horse; to deliberately misrepresent something, confuse right and wrong, or distort the facts. This refers to a historical story where the Qin dynasty official [[赵高|趙高|zhao4 gao1]] tested his subordinates by claiming a deer was a horse to see who would dare to disagree.
指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to point; to refer to 鹿 (literal) → 鹿 · lù · deer 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse
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