指鹿为马

zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

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1. making a deer out to be a horse (idiom); deliberate misrepresentation

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Child Words of 指鹿为马

• 指 指 zhǐ: finger
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 鹿 鹿 lù: deer