瞒天过海 — “To achieve one's aim by stealth and deception”
瞒天过海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve one's aim by stealth and deception”. To put up a camouflage to deceive others. Literally, “to cross the sea by deceiving the sky”.
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瞒天过海 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 瞒mán
- 天tiān
- 过guò
- 海hǎi
瞒天过海 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 瞒天过海
他假装在忙其他事情，实际上是在瞒天过海，暗中准备给大家一个惊喜。
He pretended to be busy with other things, but in reality, he was trying to deceive everyone to secretly prepare a surprise for them.
Idioms Related to 瞒天过海
Synonyms of 瞒天过海
More idioms starting with 瞒
- mán瞒shàng上bù不mán瞒xià下Deceive superiors, not subordinates
- mán瞒zài在gǔ鼓lǐ里kept ignorant of the true situation
- 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
Questions about 瞒天过海
- What does 瞒天过海 mean?
- 瞒天过海 (mán tiān guò hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve one's aim by stealth and deception”.
- How do you pronounce 瞒天过海?
- 瞒天过海 is pronounced mán tiān guò hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 瞒天过海 literally mean?
- Literally, 瞒天过海 means “to cross the sea by deceiving the sky”. It is used to mean “to achieve one's aim by stealth and deception”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 瞒天过海?
- 用欺骗的手段在暗地里活动。