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偷天换日 — Chinese Idiom

偷天换日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly alter the truth or substitute one thing for another to achieve a deceptive purpose; to pull a fast one”.

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偷天换日 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 偷tōu
  • 天tiān
  • 换huàn
  • 日rì

偷天换日 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 偷天换日

为了掩盖自己的失误,他竟然想出偷天换日的计策,把责任推给别人。
To cover up his own blunders, he actually concocted a scheme to practice deception by shifting the blame onto others.

Idioms Related to 偷天换日

Synonyms of 偷天换日

  • tōu偷liáng梁huàn换zhù柱secretly replace with inferior substitute
  • nòng弄xū虚zuò作jiǎ假practice fraud or deception
  • yí移huā花jiē接mù木stealthily substitute one thing for another

Antonyms of 偷天换日

  • zhèng正dà大guāng光míng明open, honest, and upright

More idioms starting with 偷

  • tōu偷dōng东mō摸xī西to pilfer small things
  • tōu偷tōu偷mō摸mō摸do something stealthily or surreptitiously
  • tōu偷hé合qǔ取róng容fawn on others for favor
  • tōu偷hé合gǒu苟cóng从opportunistically conform to gain favor
  • tōu偷hé合gǒu苟róng容ingratiate and compromise for precarious existence
  • tōu偷shēng声xì细qì气speak in a soft and gentle voice
  • tōu偷jiān奸qǔ取qiǎo巧gain advantage by cunning
  • tōu偷mèi媚qǔ取róng容fawn for favor
  • tōu偷ān安dàn旦xī夕seek temporary ease
  • tōu偷ān安gǒu苟qiě且seek temporary ease and muddle through
  • tōu偷hán寒sòng送nuǎn暖show thoughtful concern
  • tōu偷gōng工jiǎn减liào料cut corners and use shoddy materials

Questions about 偷天换日

What does 偷天换日 mean?
偷天换日 (tōu tiān huàn rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly alter the truth or substitute one thing for another to achieve a deceptive purpose; to pull a fast one”.
How do you pronounce 偷天换日?
偷天换日 is pronounced tōu tiān huàn rì in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 偷天换日?
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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