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瞞上欺下

简 瞒上欺下 · 繁 瞞上欺下
Mandarin · pinyin mán shàng qī xià

Meanings

  1. to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)
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瞞
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上
shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
欺
qī · cheat, double-cross, deceive
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
瞒
mán · deceive, lie; eyes half-closed
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2–4–1–4 · man2 shang4 qi1 xia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mun4 soeng6 hei1 haa6

Cantonese word readings for 瞞上欺下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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mun4 soeng6 hei1 haa6

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瞞上欺下 · man2 shang4 qi1 xia4
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Exact source record瞞上欺下 瞒上欺下 [man2 shang4 qi1 xia4] /to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiom)/