瞒上欺下 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to deceive one's superiors and bully one's subordinates

Character by character

• 瞒mánto deceive, to lie; to regard with suspicion
• 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
• 欺qīto cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
• 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

Idioms sharing a character

• 瞒天过海 mán tiān guò hǎi
• 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu
• 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
• 上当受骗 shàng dàng shòu piàn
• 上行下效 shàng xíng xià xiào
• 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu
• 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng
• 引鬼上门 yǐn guǐ shàng mén
• 后来居上 hòu lái jū shàng
• 成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn

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