欺君罔上 — “Deceive the sovereign and disregard superiors”
欺君罔上 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive one's superiors or those in authority and disregard their truth or instructions; to act with insolence and dishonesty towards higher-ups”. Literally, “deceive the sovereign and disregard superiors”.
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- 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zhǔ主wǎng罔shàng上deceive and mislead one's superior
- qī欺rén人zhī之tán谈deceptive talk
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What does 欺君罔上 mean?
欺君罔上 (qī jūn wǎng shàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive one's superiors or those in authority and disregard their truth or instructions; to act with insolence and dishonesty towards higher-ups”.
How do you pronounce 欺君罔上?
欺君罔上 is pronounced qī jūn wǎng shàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欺君罔上 literally mean?
Literally, 欺君罔上 means “deceive the sovereign and disregard superiors”. It is used to mean “to deceive one's superiors or those in authority and disregard their truth or instructions; to act with insolence and dishonesty towards higher-ups”.
What is the Chinese definition of 欺君罔上?
欺骗蒙蔽君主。