created sense approved 美其名曰 · měiqímíngyuē · to call by the glorified name of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
美其名曰
měiqímíngyuē
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.
美 (literal) → 美 · měi · to praise 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 名 (literal) → 名 · míng · name 曰 (literal) → 曰 · yuē · to be called
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