Keep it a secret(mán shàng bù mán xià)

Keep it a secret

Concealing the upper but not the lower is a word, which means concealing the upper and not the lower. It means cheating together without the superior knowing.

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Words and expressions

Pinyin: m á NSH à NGB à m á nxi à

Explanation: conceal: also make "diffuse", cheat, deceive. Keep it from the top, not from the bottom. It means cheating together without the superior knowing.

Source: Yuan Wu Ming Shi's "naotongtai" the first discount: "open the warehouse to sell rice, according to the current price, pull out the economy, moralize the people, raise the bucket above, clear the grain, with one mind to hide the upper but not the lower."

Example: Chapter 36 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "it's time for the officials in the upper hall to know this. To tell you the truth, my elder brother said, "these things are always hidden. Even my brother and brother often handle them for others."

The 77th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "now, let's say what we have now, we have secretly sent someone to send his things to him."

words whose meaning is similar

The top is not the bottom

English translation

deceiveonlythesuperiorsandnotthesubordinates

Idiom information

Idiom explanation: hide: also make "diffuse", cheat, deceive. Keep it from the top, not from the bottom. It means cheating together without the superior knowing.

Example of idiom: Chapter 14 of Li Liuru's changes in 60 years: "it's not to hide the truth, but to eat something as usual!"

Degree of common use: Average

Emotional color: commendatory words

Grammatical usage: used as predicate, object and attribute; used for middle-level characters

Idiom structure: United

Time of emergence: Modern Times

Chinese PinYin : mán shàng bù mán xià