指鹿作马(zhǐ lù zuò mǎ)

4 charactersTrad. 指鹿作馬

to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
zhǐ lù zuò mǎ
Meaning
to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
指鹿作馬

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