zhǐ​lù​zuò​mǎ

to call a deer a horse

Senses

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

References

same_as 指鹿作马/指鹿作馬 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬
variant 指鹿为马/指鹿為馬 指鹿作马/指鹿作馬