conceal the true state of affairs from above and below oneself

conceal the true state of affairs from above and below oneself

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q à sh à NGM á nxi à, which means to cheat the superior to win trust; to conceal the inferior to cover up the truth. It's from the song Mian Ke Li Zhuan.

The origin of Idioms

"It's a crime for a minister to deceive the superior and ignore the inferior" according to Zou Mian Ke Li Zhuan in the Tang and Yuan Dynasties

Idiom usage

Combined; used as predicate and attribute; with derogatory meaning