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指鹿为马zhǐ lù wéi mǎcall a stag a horse—deliberately misrepresent; call black white; distort facts (at will); encourage sycophancy or practise it;wilful misinterpretation (/mispresentation)
❍ 八月，已亥，赵高欲为乱，恐群臣不听，乃先设验，持鹿献于二世，曰： “马也。”二世笑曰： “丞相误邪？谓鹿为马。”(《史记·秦始皇本纪》)In the eighth month Zhao Gao,eager to usurp power,made a test to see if the officials would obey him or not. He presented a stag to the emperor,describing it as a horse . The emperor said with a laugh. “Haven’t you made a mistake,prime minister? This is a stag,not a horse.” 指鹿为马zhi lu wei macall a stag a horse—deliberately misrepresent 指鹿为马zhǐ lù wéi mǎ指着鹿说是马。比喻故意混淆是非，颠倒黑白。deliberately misrepresent, call a stag a horse, swear that black is white, deliberately deception |