指鹿作馬
zhǐ​lù​zuò​mǎ

to call a deer a horse

  • created reference approved 指鹿作马/指鹿作馬 → 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指鹿作马 / 指鹿作馬 zhǐ​lù​zuò​mǎ

    指鹿为马 / 指鹿為馬 zhǐ​lù​wéi​mǎ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 指鹿作马/指鹿作馬 · zhǐ​lù​zuò​mǎ · to call a deer a horse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    指鹿作马 / 指鹿作馬

    zhǐ​lù​zuò​mǎ

    to call a deer a horse

    deliberate inversion of the truth; to intentionally misrepresent the facts for deceptive purposes

    指 (literal) → 指 · zhǐ · to point; to refer to 鹿 (literal) → 鹿 · lù · deer 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to regard as 马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · horse

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense