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偷天換日

简偷天换日 · 繁偷天換日

Mandarin · pinyin tōu tiān huàn rì

to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
skulduggery
to hoodwink people
to cheat sb audaciously

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偷: tōu · to steal, burglar, thief
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
换: huàn · change

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1–1–4–4 · tou1 tian1 huan4 ri4

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tau1 tin1 wun6 jat6

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(idiomatic) to stealthily change the contents or substitute one thing with another

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