瞒上欺下
mán​shàng​qī​xià

to deceive superiors and bully subordinates

  • created reference approved 瞒上欺下/瞞上欺下 → 欺下瞒上/欺下瞞上 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瞒上欺下 / 瞞上欺下 mán​shàng​qī​xià

    欺下瞒上 / 欺下瞞上 qī​xià​mán​shàng

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 瞒上欺下/瞞上欺下 · mán​shàng​qī​xià · to deceive superiors and bully subordinates — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瞒上欺下 / 瞞上欺下

    mán​shàng​qī​xià

    to deceive superiors and bully subordinates

    to hide the truth from those above and oppress those below; used to describe corrupt behavior in an organization

    瞒 (literal) → 瞒/瞞 · mán · to conceal 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper 欺 (literal) → 欺 · qī · to bully 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · inferior

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

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