tōu
tiān
huàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 偷天换日

偷天换日 means to steal the sky and change the sun; to perpetrate a gigantic fraud; to secretly manipulate major matters; to alter the truth to deceive others. Pronounced tōu tiān huàn rì.

  • to steal the sky and change the sun; to perpetrate a gigantic fraud; to secretly manipulate major matters; to alter the truth to deceive others

Definitions & Examples

yòng
zhí
quán
tōu
tiān
huàn
 
gōng
kuǎn
nuó
wéi
yòng
 

He abused his power to perpetrate a gigantic fraud, diverting public funds for personal use.

Zhè
fèn
tong
bèi
rén
tōu
tiān
huàn
 
guān
jiàn
tiáo
kuǎn
dōu
bèi
gǎi
guò
le
 

This contract was secretly switched, with all the key terms altered.

men
tōu
tiān
huàn
 
yòng
jiǎ
huò
huàn
le
zhēn
pǐn
 

They pulled a bait-and-switch, replacing the genuine articles with fakes.

Zhè
ge
piàn
zi
tōu
tiān
huàn
de
shǒu
fēi
cháng
gāo
míng
 

This swindler's technique of secretly substituting things is highly sophisticated.