to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
trad. 瞞天過海
Also written 瞞天過海【mán tiān guò hǎi】
Characters in this word
4瞒
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to conceal from, to keep (sb) in the dark
- Pinyin
- mán
- Traditional
- 瞞
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 3859 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
过
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surname Guo
- Pinyin
- Guō
- Traditional
- 過
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 73 of 2500
海
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surname Hai
- Pinyin
- Hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 2637 of 2500