try every trick to mislead the public(zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn)

try every trick to mislead the public

Swagger is a Chinese idiom, and the Pinyin is zh ā oy á ozhu à ngpi à n, which means to show off and cheat in name. It comes from the case of Qing Huidian · 748 · criminal Department · official law system.

Citation explanation

Under the guise of name, they show off everywhere and cheat. In the case of Qing Huidian · 748 · the Ministry of punishment · the system of official and legal posts, it is said that "the scholar officials use the official service, which has the disadvantages of swaggering, cheating, accepting bribes and passing on, and those who can't be transferred to the Ministry for investigation and treatment are also referred to the Ministry for discussion and punishment." Chapter 102 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: those family members have ruined their good reputation by cheating and bullying their subordinates. Chapter 106 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: I can't afford to delay when the slaves cheat and make trouble outside. Chapter 18 of Liu e's travels to Lao can in the Qing Dynasty: "if you use this to cheat, you will be killed!" Chapter 50 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: it's not right for you to cheat by teaching.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] deception, deception, cover one's eyes and ears [antonym] seeking truth from facts, worthy of the name

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate, attribute; derogatory.

Chinese PinYin : zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn