瞒上欺下 in English man2 shang4 qi1 xia4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

瞒 上 欺 下

Traditional Characters

瞞 上 欺 下

Pinyin

man2 shang4 qi1 xia4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

瞒man2to conceal from 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 欺qi1to take unfair advantage of 下xia4down