瞒神唬鬼 — “To practice deception and play tricks”
瞒神唬鬼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice deception and play tricks”. To try to fool people by underhand means. Literally, “Deceive gods and scare ghosts”.
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瞒神唬鬼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
瞒神唬鬼 Character Breakdown
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他总是喜欢在背后瞒神唬鬼，让大家对他失去了信任。
He always likes to practice deception and play tricks behind people's backs, which made everyone lose trust in him.
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Synonyms of 瞒神唬鬼
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
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What does 瞒神唬鬼 mean?
瞒神唬鬼 (mán shén hǔ guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice deception and play tricks”.
How do you pronounce 瞒神唬鬼?
瞒神唬鬼 is pronounced mán shén hǔ guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 瞒神唬鬼 literally mean?
Literally, 瞒神唬鬼 means “Deceive gods and scare ghosts”. It is used to mean “to practice deception and play tricks”.
What is the Chinese definition of 瞒神唬鬼?
瞒：隐瞒实情。又欺骗又暗中捣鬼