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换日偷天 — “To secretly alter facts or truth to achieve a deceitful purpose”

换日偷天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly alter facts or truth to achieve a deceitful purpose”. To tamper with reality to deceive; to pull a fast one. Literally, “to change the sun and steal the sky”.

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换日偷天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

换日偷天 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
换
huàn10exchange, change, replace
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
偷
tōu11to steal or do secretly
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

Example Sentence with 换日偷天

他们想尽办法,企图换日偷天,掩盖项目中的重大失误。
They tried every possible way, attempting to tamper with the facts and cover up the major errors in the project.

Idioms Related to 换日偷天

Synonyms of 换日偷天

  • tōu偷tiān天huàn换rì日secretly alter truth for deception

More idioms starting with 换

  • huàn换dǒu斗yí移xīng星possess extraordinary and magical powers
  • huàn换tāng汤bù不huàn换yào药change form, not substance
  • huàn换yǔ羽yí移gōng宫Change the key or alter content
  • huàn换gǔ骨duó夺tāi胎transform old into new
  • huàn换gǔ骨tuō脱tāi胎to be completely reformed

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Questions about 换日偷天

What does 换日偷天 mean?

换日偷天 (huàn rì tōu tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly alter facts or truth to achieve a deceitful purpose”.

How do you pronounce 换日偷天?

换日偷天 is pronounced huàn rì tōu tiān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 换日偷天 literally mean?

Literally, 换日偷天 means “to change the sun and steal the sky”. It is used to mean “to secretly alter facts or truth to achieve a deceitful purpose”.

What is the Chinese definition of 换日偷天?

比喻暗中改变事物的真相,以达到蒙混欺骗的目的。

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