欺上压下 — “To deceive one's superiors and oppress one's subordinates”
欺上压下 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive one's superiors and oppress one's subordinates”. To exploit those above and suppress those below. Literally, “deceive up, oppress down”.
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欺上压下 Pronunciation and Pinyin
欺上压下 Character Breakdown
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新来的主管，虽然口头上说要改进工作流程，背地里却常常欺上压下，导致团队士气低落。
The newly appointed supervisor, while verbally advocating for improved workflows, often engaged in deceiving superiors and oppressing subordinates behind the scenes, leading to low team morale.
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Synonyms of 欺上压下
More idioms starting with 欺
- qī欺sān三mán瞒sì四repeatedly deceive and conceal
- 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
- qī欺rén人tài太shèn甚to go too far in bullying
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What does 欺上压下 mean?
欺上压下 (qī shàng yā xià) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deceive one's superiors and oppress one's subordinates”.
How do you pronounce 欺上压下?
欺上压下 is pronounced qī shàng yā xià in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欺上压下 literally mean?
Literally, 欺上压下 means “deceive up, oppress down”. It is used to mean “to deceive one's superiors and oppress one's subordinates”.
What is the Chinese definition of 欺上压下?
欺骗上级，压制下级