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瞞天過海
简 瞒天过海 · 繁 瞞天過海Mandarin · pinyin mán tiān guò hǎi
Meanings
- to cross the sea by a trick (idiom)
- to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
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2–1–4–3 · man2 tian1 guo4 hai3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mun4 tin1 gwo3 hoi2
Cantonese word readings for 瞞天過海. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mun4 tin1 gwo3 hoi2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to achieve one's aim underhandedly
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