瞒天过海
mán​tiān​guò​hǎi

to cross the sea by a trick

  • created sense approved 瞒天过海/瞞天過海 · mán​tiān​guò​hǎi · to cross the sea by a trick — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瞒天过海 / 瞞天過海

    mán​tiān​guò​hǎi

    to cross the sea by a trick

    to achieve one's aim through deception; to carry out activities in secret using underhanded means

    瞒 (literal) → 瞒/瞞 · mán · to conceal 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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