Meaning of 瞒上欺下
瞒上欺下 means to deceive one's superiors and oppress one's subordinates; to hoodwink those above and bully those below. Pronounced mán shàng qī xià.
- to deceive one's superiors and oppress one's subordinates; to hoodwink those above and bully those below
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
yī一
guàn贯
mán瞒
shàng上
qī欺
xià下
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shòu受
dào到
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
zhì制
cái裁
。
He consistently deceived his superiors and oppressed his subordinates, eventually facing legal sanctions.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mán瞒
shàng上
qī欺
xià下
de的
xíng行
wéi为
yán严
zhòng重
bài败
huài坏
le了
dǎng党
fēng风
zhèng政
fēng风
。
Such behavior of deceiving superiors and oppressing subordinates seriously undermines party and government conduct.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
gàn干
bù部
rú如
guǒ果
mán瞒
shàng上
qī欺
xià下
，
zhōng终
jiāng将
shī失
qù去
qún群
zhòng众
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
If leading cadres deceive their superiors and oppress those below, they will eventually lose the trust of the masses.