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 NGW à ngxi à, which means to cheat and win trust. It's from the song Mian Ke Li Zhuan.

Analysis of Idioms

Deception

The origin of Idioms

Yuan Jie of Tang Dynasty wrote "it's a crime for a minister to deceive the superior and ignore the inferior."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning and refers to deception. Example: Wang Bizhi of the Song Dynasty wrote "mianshui Yantan Lu. Volume 9. Miscellaneous records": "Lu Xiang bullied others and relied on his power to harm things. 」