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指鹿為馬
  zi2 luk6 wai4 maa5   jyutping
  zhi3 lu4 wei2 ma3   pinyin
call a stag a horse - deliberately misrepresent; distort facts

Idiom
verb

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
指鹿為馬 / 指鹿为马

This word has been viewed 1675 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 13th Oct 2008 04:56 and last edited on 17th Nov 2013 14:38
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Characters in this word:

 zi2  -  finger; point to; refer to; depend on
鹿  luk6  -  deer; stag; doe
 wai4 wai6  -  do, act; serve as; be; for
 maa5  -  horse
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