Meaning of 偷梁换柱
偷梁换柱 means to steal the beams and replace the pillars; to perpetrate a fraud by secretly substituting one thing for another. Pronounced tōu liáng huàn zhù.
- to steal the beams and replace the pillars; to perpetrate a fraud by secretly substituting one thing for another
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
men们
tōu偷
liáng梁
huàn换
zhù柱
，
yòng用
jiǎ假
huò货
tì替
huàn换
le了
zhēn真
pǐn品
。
They perpetrated a fraud by secretly substituting fake goods for the real ones.
Zhè这
fèn份
hé合
tóng同
bèi被
rén人
tōu偷
liáng梁
huàn换
zhù柱
，
gǎi改
le了
guān关
jiàn键
tiáo条
kuǎn款
。
This contract was tampered with, with key clauses secretly changed.
Yǒu有
xiē些
bù不
liáng良
shāng商
jiā家
tōu偷
liáng梁
huàn换
zhù柱
，
yǐ以
cì次
chōng充
hǎo好
。
Some unscrupulous merchants pass off inferior goods as superior ones by fraudulent substitution.