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欺上瞞下 (hei1 soeng6 mun4 haa6) — to deceive one's superior and hide the truth from one's subordinates in Cantonese

heiˉ¹欺soengˍ₆上munˎ₄瞞haaˍ₆下
简 欺上瞒下
Mandarin Pinyin: qi1 shang4 man2 xia4

Meaning of 欺上瞞下

nounto deceive one's superior and hide the truth from one's subordinates

Example Sentences with 欺上瞞下

gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司jauˏ₅有janˎ₄人heiˉ¹欺soengˏ₅上maanˎ₄瞞haa6.下。
There's someone in the company deceiving upwards and downwards.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好hokˍ₆學keoiˏ₅佢heiˉ¹欺soengˏ₅上maanˎ₄瞞haa6!下！
Don't learn from him to deceive superiors and hide things!
keoiˏ₅佢gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣haiˍ₆係heiˉ¹欺soengˏ₅上maanˎ₄瞞haa6.下。
He's acting this way by deceiving superiors and hiding things.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日heiˉ¹欺soengˏ₅上maanˎ₄瞞haa6.下。
He's always deceiving his superiors and hiding things from those below.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個janˎ₄人houˊ²好zungˉ¹鐘ji˗₃意heiˉ¹欺soengˏ₅上maanˎ₄瞞haa6.下。
This person really likes to deceive superiors and hide things.
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Characters in 欺上瞞下

欺hei1
disregard the dictates of one's own conscience
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
瞞mun4
hide the truth from; conceal sth from
下haa6
formulate; work out; set down

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