指鹿作马 zhǐ lù zuò mǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to take a deer and call it a horse (idiom); deliberate inversion of the truth

CHARACTERS

指 zhǐ
HSK 4
finger, toe; point, indicate
鹿 lù deer; surname; KangXi radical 198
作 zuò
HSK 1
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187