瞒在鼓里 — “To keep someone in the dark”
瞒在鼓里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep someone in the dark”. To be kept ignorant of the true situation; to be unaware of what is really going on.
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瞒在鼓里 Pronunciation and Pinyin
瞒在鼓里 Character Breakdown
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他一直以为项目进展顺利，却不知道许多问题都被大家瞒在鼓里，没有告诉他。
He always thought the project was going smoothly, but he didn't know that many problems were being kept in the dark from him, without anyone telling him.
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More idioms starting with 瞒
- mán瞒shàng上bù不mán瞒xià下Deceive superiors, not subordinates
- mán瞒shàng上qī欺xià下deceive superiors and bully subordinates
- mán瞒tiān天dà大huǎng谎a colossal lie
- mán瞒tiān天xí席dì地deceive superiors and oppress subordinates
- mán瞒tiān天mèi昧dì地deceive all unscrupulously
- mán瞒tiān天mán瞒dì地deceive everyone
- mán瞒tiān天yào要jià价ask an exorbitant price
- mán瞒tiān天tǎo讨jià价demand an exorbitant price
- mán瞒tiān天guò过hǎi海deceive others to achieve one's aim
- mán瞒xīn心mèi昧jǐ己act against one's conscience
- mán瞒shén神xià吓guǐ鬼deceive and play dirty tricks
- mán瞒shén神hǔ唬guǐ鬼deceive gods and scare ghosts
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What does 瞒在鼓里 mean?
瞒在鼓里 (mán zài gǔ lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep someone in the dark”.
How do you pronounce 瞒在鼓里?
瞒在鼓里 is pronounced mán zài gǔ lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 瞒在鼓里?
瞒：欺骗。比喻受人蒙蔽，对有关的事情一点儿也不知道