conceal the true state of affairs from above and below oneself
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q à sh à NGW à ngxi à, which means to cheat and win trust. It's from the song Mian Ke Li Zhuan.
Analysis of Idioms
Deception
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Jie of Tang Dynasty wrote "it's a crime for a minister to deceive the superior and ignore the inferior."
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning and refers to deception. Example: Wang Bizhi of the Song Dynasty wrote "mianshui Yantan Lu. Volume 9. Miscellaneous records": "Lu Xiang bullied others and relied on his power to harm things. 」
Chinese PinYin : qī shàng wǎng xià
conceal the true state of affairs from above and below oneself
utter words that do not hang together. qián yán bù dā hòu yǔ
all the old and recent sorrows. jiù hèn xīn chóu
be ready to realize one 's aspiration anywhere all over the country. sì fāng zhī zhì
prove successful in every test. lǚ shì lǚ yàn