hoodwink world public opinion by calling black white(dào míng qī shì)

hoodwink world public opinion by calling black white

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à om í ngq à sh à, which means to steal reputation and cheat the world. It comes from the biography of Zheng Bing in the history of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Zheng bingzhuan in the history of Song Dynasty: "there are so-called Taoist scholars in the modern literati. They deceive the world and steal their fame, so they should not be trusted."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] stealing fame and reputation, practicing fraud [antonym] seeking truth from facts, loyalty and honesty

Idiom usage

Combined; used as predicate, object and attribute; with derogatory meaning

Chinese PinYin : dào míng qī shì