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perpetrate a fraud; steal the beams and change the pillars; substitute the fake for the genuine; change the content or property of a thing on the sly

tōu liáng huàn zhù

偷 梁 换 柱

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slperpetrate a fraud; steal the beams and change the pillars; substitute the fake for the genuine; change the content or property of a thing on the sly
- tā de tōu liáng huàn zhù de bēi bǐ jì liǎng
  他的偷梁换柱的卑鄙伎俩
  his despicable trick of cheating
- zhè ge gōng sī tōu liáng huàn zhù qī piàn gù kè
  这个公司偷梁换柱欺骗顾客。
  This company resorted to fraud to deceive the customers.
synonym
àn dù chén cāng暗渡陈仓 tōu tiān huàn rì偷天换日 àn dù chén cāng暗度陈仓 chōu liáng huàn zhù抽梁换柱
antonym
guāng míng lěi luò光明磊落

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