| 指鹿为马 |
zhǐ lù wéi mǎ |
making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation |
| 指 |
zhǐ |
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end |
| 鹿 |
lù |
deer |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |