deliberately misstate; call a stag a horse
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to deliberately misrepresent the truth; to call a deer a horse; to reverse black and white
formalDerived from a historical account in the Records of the Grand Historian (《史记》), where Zhao Gao presented a deer to Emperor Er Shi of Qin and called it a horse to test the loyalty of officials and eliminate dissenters.
Tā他
zhè这
gè个
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
zhǐ指
lù鹿
wéi为
mǎ马
，
diān颠
dǎo倒
shì是
fēi非
。
This person always deliberately misrepresents the truth and reverses right and wrong.
Zài在
zhèng证
jù据
miàn面
qián前
，
nǐ你
bù不
néng能
zài再
zhǐ指
lù鹿
wéi为
mǎ马
le了
。
In the face of evidence, you can no longer call a deer a horse.
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Zhào赵
Gāo高
zhǐ指
lù鹿
wéi为
mǎ马
de的
gù故
shi事
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
men们
quán权
lì力
kě可
yǐ以
rú如
hé何
bèi被
làn滥
yòng用
。
The story of Zhao Gao calling a deer a horse shows us how power can be abused.