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指鹿作马
指鹿作馬
zhǐlùzuòmǎ
1. to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

Character Breakdown

指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4 9 丶
鹿
lù
deer; surname
11 丶
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶
马
mǎ
horse; surname
HSK 3 3 丶

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