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矇混過關

简蒙混过关 · 繁矇混過關

Mandarin · pinyin méng hùn guò guān

to get away with it
to slip through
to bluff one's way out
Taiwan pr. mēng hùn guò guān

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矇: Look up this written character
混: hùn · to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
關: Look up this written character
蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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2–4–4–1 · meng2 hun4 guo4 guan1

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mung4 wan6 gwo3 gwaan1

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(derogatory) to slip by; to gloss over one's fault

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