偷梁换柱 in English tou1 liang2 huan4 zhu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
  • to replace the original with a fake
  • to perpetrate a fraud (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

偷 梁 换 柱

Traditional Characters

偷 梁 換 柱

Pinyin

tou1 liang2 huan4 zhu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

偷tou1to steal 梁liang2Liang Dynasty (502-557) 换huan4to exchange 柱zhu4pillar