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美其名曰
měi​qí​míng​yuē

to call by the glorified name of

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美其名曰 měi​qí​míng​yuē to call by the glorified name of

To give something a fine-sounding name despite it being inaccurate or dishonest, often used to whitewash or gloss over something negative.

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