shàng
mán
xià

idiom
common

Meaning of 欺上瞒下

欺上瞒下 means to deceive one's superiors and hoodwink one's subordinates. Pronounced qī shàng mán xià.

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

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wèi
guān
yuán
shàng
mán
xià
 
zuì
zhōng
bèi
jiǎn
mén
diào
chá
 

This official deceived his superiors and hoodwinked his subordinates, and was eventually investigated by the disciplinary inspection department.

Gōng
de
guǎn
céng
guǒ
shàng
mán
xià
 
jiù
huì
shī
suǒ
yǒu
yuán
gōng
de
xìn
rèn
 

If the company's management deceives those above and hoodwinks those below, they will lose the trust of all employees.

kào
zhe
shàng
mán
xià
de
shǒu
duàn
zàn
shí
bǎo
zhù
le
wèi
zhi
 

He temporarily kept his position by means of deceiving his superiors and hoodwinking his subordinates.