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call a stag a horse; distort the facts; deliberately misrepresent

zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

指 鹿 为 马

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derogcall a stag a horse; distort the facts; deliberately misrepresent
- zhǐ lù wéi mǎ yòng lái bǐ yù gù yì diān dǎo hēi bái hùn xiáo shì fēi
  “指鹿为马”用来比喻故意颠倒黑白，混淆是非。
  This metaphor describes distorting facts by calling white black.
synonym
diān dǎo hēi bái颠倒黑白 diān dǎo shì fēi颠倒是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi混淆是非 hùn xiáo hēi bái混淆黑白 yǐ bái wéi hēi以白为黑
antonym
shì fēi fēn míng是非分明

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