欺主罔上 — “To deceive and mislead one's superior or master”
欺主罔上 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive and mislead one's superior or master”. To defraud and hoodwink authority. Literally, “Deceive master and hoodwink above”.
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欺主罔上 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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新来的主管发现有员工欺主罔上，偷偷将公司机密资料泄露给竞争对手，立刻展开了调查。
The new supervisor discovered that an employee was deceiving and misleading the company, secretly leaking confidential company information to a competitor, and immediately launched an investigation.
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More idioms starting with 欺
- qī欺sān三mán瞒sì四repeatedly deceive and conceal
- qī欺shàng上yā压xià下deceive superiors and oppress subordinates
- qī欺shàng上mán瞒xià下deceive superiors and subordinates
- qī欺shàng上wǎng罔xià下deceive superiors and exploit subordinates
- qī欺shì世luàn乱sú俗deceive the public and undermine social customs
- qī欺shì世huò惑zhòng众deceive the public and mislead the people
- qī欺shì世huò惑sú俗deceive the public and mislead the masses
- qī欺shì世dào盗míng名deceive the public to steal fame
- qī欺shì世wǎng罔sú俗deceive the public and mislead customs
- qī欺shì世diào钓yù誉deceive the public for fame
- qī欺rén人zhī之tán谈deceptive talk
- qī欺rén人tài太shèn甚to go too far in bullying
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Open the tool →Questions about 欺主罔上
What does 欺主罔上 mean?
欺主罔上 (qī zhǔ wǎng shàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive and mislead one's superior or master”.
How do you pronounce 欺主罔上?
欺主罔上 is pronounced qī zhǔ wǎng shàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欺主罔上 literally mean?
Literally, 欺主罔上 means “Deceive master and hoodwink above”. It is used to mean “to deceive and mislead one's superior or master”.
What is the Chinese definition of 欺主罔上?
罔：蒙骗。欺骗蒙蔽君主