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指鹿作馬
简 指鹿作马 · 繁 指鹿作馬Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ lù zuò mǎ
Meanings
- to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth
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3–4–4–3 · zhi3 lu4 zuo4 ma3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zi2 luk6 zok3 maa5
Cantonese word readings for 指鹿作馬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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zi2 luk6 zok3 maa5
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