指鹿为马 zhǐ lù wéi mǎ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

指 zhǐ
HSK 4
finger, toe; point, indicate
鹿 lù deer; surname; KangXi radical 198
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187